University of Mosul, Mosul

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°23'2"N, 43°8'31"E

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Mosul Iraq

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University of Mosul – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nineveh, Mosul Museum, Al-Tahera Church, Mosques and shrines of Mosul.

2.1 miSE
City, Archaeological site
Nineveh, Mosul
54 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.
3.2 miS
Museum
Mosul Museum, Mosul
82 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.
2.8 miS
Church
Al-Tahera Church, Mosul
72 min walk • The Al-Tahera Church is a partially demolished Syriac Catholic church in Mosul, Iraq.
2.7 miS
Mosque
Mosques and shrines of Mosul, Mosul
68 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.
3.1 miS
Church
Our Lady of the Hour Church, Mosul
80 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.
2.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul
58 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.
1.8 miS
Mosque
Mosul Grand Mosque, Mosul
47 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.
3 miS
Mosque
Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul
76 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".
1.4 miW
City, Archaeological site
Tarbisu, Mosul
36 min walk • Tarbiṣu was an ancient city about 3 miles north of Nineveh.
1.8 miS
Library, Greek Revival architecture
Library of Ashurbanipal, Mosul
46 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.
2.2 miS
Bridge
Fifth Bridge, Mosul
56 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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How to get to University of Mosul by public transport?

The nearest stations to University of Mosul:

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students bus station (12 min walk)