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Iraq / Mosul / The City


Iraq's third largest city and sometimes described as the Pearl of the North.

Today your first sight of Mosul from the south is still a bit disappointing: the buildings are modern and have a utilitarian look, Yet, nearer, you can cheer up. You begin to see better things: the river and the comiche and the old houses that still stand on the water's edge, and the parks. Also you can see minarets and church spires and domes above the rooftops.

Mosul improves the closer you get to it and it is a center for the tourist resorts of northern Iraq.