Tarbisu, Mosul
#10 among attractions in Mosul
Facts and practical information
Tarbiṣu was an ancient city about 3 miles north of Nineveh. ()
Mosul Iraq
Tarbisu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Nineveh, Mosul Museum, Al-Tahera Church, Mosques and shrines of Mosul.
City, Archaeological siteNineveh, Mosul
78 min walk • Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located on the outskirts of Mosul in modern-day northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, as well as the largest city in the world for several decades.
MuseumMosul Museum, Mosul
87 min walk • The Mosul Museum is the second largest museum in Iraq after the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad. It was heavily looted during the 2003 Iraq War. Founded in 1952, the museum consisted of a small hall until a new building was opened in 1972, containing ancient Assyrian artifacts.
ChurchAl-Tahera Church, Mosul
73 min walk • The Al-Tahera Church is a partially demolished Syriac Catholic church in Mosul, Iraq.
MosqueMosques and shrines of Mosul, Mosul
87 min walk • The Islamic Sites of Mosul, Iraq, are of varied ages, the oldest being the Umayyad Mosque from 640 AD. and the modern being the Mosul Grand Mosque.
ChurchOur Lady of the Hour Church, Mosul
77 min walk • The Our Lady of the Hour Church also known as the name of the Latin Church, was a Catholic church in the center of Mosul, in northern Iraq.
Forts and castlesBash Tapia Castle, Mosul
50 min walk • Bash Tapia Castle, also known as Bashtabiya Castle or Pashtabia Castle, is a ruined 12th-century castle located on the western bank of the Tigris river, forming part of the city wall of Mosul, Iraq.
MosqueMosul Grand Mosque, Mosul
58 min walk • The Mosul Grand Mosque is an incomplete Sunni Islamic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. The mosque is situated in the Taqafah district bordering the Tigris river near the Nineveh archeological site.
MosqueGreat Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul
73 min walk • The Great Mosque of al-Nuri was a mosque in Mosul, Iraq. It was famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback".
Universities and schoolsUniversity of Mosul, Mosul
36 min walk • The University of Mosul is a public university located in Mosul. It is one of the largest educational and research centers in the Middle East, and the second largest in Iraq, behind the University of Baghdad.
Library, Greek Revival architectureLibrary of Ashurbanipal, Mosul
67 min walk • The Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, named after Ashurbanipal, the last great king of the Assyrian Empire, is a collection of more than 30,000 clay tablets and fragments containing texts of all kinds from the 7th century BC, including texts in various languages.
BridgeFifth Bridge, Mosul
54 min walk • Fifth Bridge is a bridge in the city of Mosul, located in the province of Nineveh Governorate in Iraq over the Tigris River. The bridge was constructed in the 1980s and links the east and west sides of the city.
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