District Capitals of Iraq - Basra, Anah, Shatt Al-Arab, Mosul, Tal Afar, Kirkuk, Fallujah, Bakhdida, Ramadi, Kufa, Baqubah, Sulaymaniyah, Arbil (Paperback)


Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 75. Chapters: Basra, Anah, Shatt al-Arab, Mosul, Tal Afar, Kirkuk, Fallujah, Bakhdida, Ramadi, Kufa, Baqubah, Sulaymaniyah, Arbil, Karbala, Najaf, Samawah, Tikrit, Haditha, Samarra, Zakho, Amarah, Halabja, Nasiriyah, Khanaqin, Al Hillah, Amedi, Al-Qurnah, Hatra, Baiji, Iraq, Ash Shatrah, Balad Ruz, Duhok, Iraq, An Numaniyah, Kut, Ranya, H t, Tuz Khormato, Mahmoudiyah, Iraq, Simele, Daquq, Musayyib, Balad, Iraq, Ad-Dawr, Muqdadiyah, Az Zubayr, Hindiya, Sinjar, Kifri, Al-Faw, Iraq, Darbandokeh, Aqrah, Al-Qa'im, Al Khalis, Kalar, Iraq, Ar Rutba, Tel Keppe, Shaqlawa, Al-Mahawil, Chamchamal, Abu Al-Khaseeb, Ain Sifni, Badra, Iraq, Al-Ba'aj, Sharbazher. Excerpt: Mosul (Arabic:, Ma law Arabic: al-M ul, Syriac: , Kurdish: , Azerbaijani: ), is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some 400 km (250 miles) northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial areas on both banks, with five bridges linking the two sides. The majority of its population is now Arab (with Assyrians, Armenian, Turcoman and Kurdish minorities). It is Iraq's third largest city after Baghdad and Basra. The fabric Muslin, long manufactured here, is named after this city. Another historically important product of the area is Mosul marble. In 1987, the city's population was 664,221 people; the 2002 population estimate was 1,740,000, and by 2008 was estimated to be 1,800,000. The city's mayor is now Zuhair Mohsin Mohammed Abdulazeez. The city of Mosul is home to the University of Mosul, one of the largest educational and research centers in Iraq and the Middle East. The city is also a historic center for the Nestorian Christianity of the Assyrians, containing the tombs of severa...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 75. Chapters: Basra, Anah, Shatt al-Arab, Mosul, Tal Afar, Kirkuk, Fallujah, Bakhdida, Ramadi, Kufa, Baqubah, Sulaymaniyah, Arbil, Karbala, Najaf, Samawah, Tikrit, Haditha, Samarra, Zakho, Amarah, Halabja, Nasiriyah, Khanaqin, Al Hillah, Amedi, Al-Qurnah, Hatra, Baiji, Iraq, Ash Shatrah, Balad Ruz, Duhok, Iraq, An Numaniyah, Kut, Ranya, H t, Tuz Khormato, Mahmoudiyah, Iraq, Simele, Daquq, Musayyib, Balad, Iraq, Ad-Dawr, Muqdadiyah, Az Zubayr, Hindiya, Sinjar, Kifri, Al-Faw, Iraq, Darbandokeh, Aqrah, Al-Qa'im, Al Khalis, Kalar, Iraq, Ar Rutba, Tel Keppe, Shaqlawa, Al-Mahawil, Chamchamal, Abu Al-Khaseeb, Ain Sifni, Badra, Iraq, Al-Ba'aj, Sharbazher. Excerpt: Mosul (Arabic:, Ma law Arabic: al-M ul, Syriac: , Kurdish: , Azerbaijani: ), is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some 400 km (250 miles) northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial areas on both banks, with five bridges linking the two sides. The majority of its population is now Arab (with Assyrians, Armenian, Turcoman and Kurdish minorities). It is Iraq's third largest city after Baghdad and Basra. The fabric Muslin, long manufactured here, is named after this city. Another historically important product of the area is Mosul marble. In 1987, the city's population was 664,221 people; the 2002 population estimate was 1,740,000, and by 2008 was estimated to be 1,800,000. The city's mayor is now Zuhair Mohsin Mohammed Abdulazeez. The city of Mosul is home to the University of Mosul, one of the largest educational and research centers in Iraq and the Middle East. The city is also a historic center for the Nestorian Christianity of the Assyrians, containing the tombs of severa...

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August 2011

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246 x 189 x 4mm (L x W x T)

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76

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978-1-233-16844-6

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