Mosul Grand Mosque should not be confused with Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul).
| Mosul Grand Mosque | |
| Native Name: | ar|جامع الموصل الكبير |
| Native Name Lang: | ara |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Map Type: | Iraq |
| Map Size: | 240 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 36.3577°N 43.1417°W |
| Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
| Location: | Mosul, Iraq |
| Rite: | Sunni Islam |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Organisational Status: | Mosque |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Functional Status: | Closed construction ongoing[1] |
| Architecture Type: | Umayyad architecture |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Dome Quantity: | 10 |
| Minaret Quantity: | 2 |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
The Mosul Grand Mosque (ar|جامع الموصل الكبير) is an incomplete Sunni Islamic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. The mosque is situated in the Taqafah district bordering the Tigris river near the Nineveh archeological site. Its construction started during the Saddam Hussein rule, but works were interrupted because of the political instability in the country and it remains incomplete to this day.
Arfajah ibn Harthamah, an Arab general during Rashidun Caliphate era, are recorded as the first architect of the great Umayyad mosque of Mosul, which later further expanded and rebuilt by Marwan ibn Muhammad during the era of Umayyad Caliphate.[2] [3]
It is the largest mosque in Mosul and was previously called Saddam Mosque in honour of the Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein.
Nineveh Governorate municipality announced on 18 February 2019 that construction was resumed, albeit damages caused by ISIS, with a 50 million dollar grant from the United Arab Emirates. Completion date was not set.[4]