Mosul, Iraq
Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque
Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque, also known as the Mosque of the Prophet Jonah, and the Shrine of Nabi Yunis, was a historic Sunni congregational mosque and shrine, partially destroyed in 2014, that was located in Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It contained a tomb believed to be that of the Abrahamic prophet Jonah, known as Yunus by Muslims. After the liberation of Mosul, additional excavations revealed the ruins of a Neo-Assyrian palace beneath the mosque.
- City
- Mosul
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Mosul
- Nineveh
- Monastery of Saint Elijah
- Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul
- Tarbiṣu
- Al-Nabi Jirjis Mosque
- Our Lady of the Hour Church
Background: Wikipedia