The Al-Hadba minaret was part of the centuries old Great Mosque of al-Nuri when it was destroyed in 2017 by ISIS. Now a multi-year rebuilding effort involving the United Arab Emirates, UNESCO and ...

Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, has been renovated in a boost for Iraq’s second city as it rebuilds ...

Parts of the church, in particular its central nave, ... The minaret was still standing, though its top had been blown off. There was no longer a roof on the building.

Iraqi police say an explosion has damaged one of the most important Islamic architectural monuments. The spiral minaret, in the town of Samarra, is more than 1,000 years old. Police say insurgents ...

“It was the second phase of restoration conducted as routine maintenance on the minaret of the Jameh Mosque of Natanz ,” CHTN quoted Natanz’s tourism chief as saying on Sunday. “Restoration, ...

The Seljuk minaret was not just a functional structure but also a symbol of power and religious devotion. One of the earliest surviving examples of a Seljuk minaret is found in Saveh (1010) and ...

With a minaret towering even higher on the tree-filled skyline, the mosque will be even more visible. That could lead to further growth for ISB, which turns 55 this year.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the Al-Hadba Minaret in the Great Mosque of al-Nuri, which was rebuilt after it was blown up by Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq, February 5, 2025.

MOSUL, Iraq - Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, has been renovated in a boost for Iraq's second city as ...