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Great Mosque of al-Nuri
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri is a mosque in Mosul, Iraq, built in 1172–1173 by the Zengid ruler Nur al-Din. Its brick minaret, al-Hadba ('the hunchback'), leaned noticeably and became a symbol of the city. In 2014 the leader of the Islamic State group proclaimed his caliphate from its pulpit, and in 2017 the mosque and minaret were blown up during the battle for Mosul; a UNESCO-led project has since rebuilt them.
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