Online dictionary of Iraq war: Mosul

Japanese version

Mosul alternative words: Al Mawsil, Moswl keywords: town related topics: Tigris river related web sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosul , http://i-cias.com/e.o/mosul.htm explanation: Built near the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, in the northwest of Iraq on the Tigris river, Mosul has developed on a caravan route which connected Iran with the Mediterranean sea. In 1258, Mosul was destroyed by Mongol invaders. Mosul was renowned as the producer of muslin textile but the main industry nowadays is the oil refinery thinks to the vicinity of oil fields. Its population is about 1.7 millions and composed of Kurdish majority and Arabic speaking Assyrian Christians.