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Mosul

Iraq

Watercolour of Mosul, Iraq. Centered around The iconic Hadba Minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri, the Tigris River with the Old Bridge, and ancient Nineveh gates. Featuring Great Mosque and Nergal Gate.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Great Mosque; Nergal Gate; Old Stone Bridge; Mar Thomas Syrian Orthodox Church; Old Mosul; Tigris River; lush Upper Mesopotamian riverine flora; Neo-Assyrian
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Mosul, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in thick date palms and willows along the Tigris, and orchard greenery.
Population1,683,000Wikidata: 1,800,000
Coordinates36.34°N, 43.12°E
Elevation223 m
Area180 km²
Time zoneAsia/BaghdadUTC+3
Solar noon12:08clock runs 0.1 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Mosul and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands — 1,410 km from the exact antipodal point.

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