Al Fayşalīyah
Al Fayşalīyah is a locality in Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh. Al Fayşalīyah is situated nearby to the locality An Naşr, as well as near An Nu‘mānīyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nineveh and Great Mosque of al-Nuri.
Nineveh
Archaeological site
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Nineveh was an ancient Near Eastern city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Great Mosque of al-Nuri
Ruins
Photo: Ennolenze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri, also known as the Nouri Mosque, is a Sunni mosque in Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq, famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback".
Bash Tapia Castle
Ruins
Photo: Eng Omer Akram, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bash Tapia Castle, also known as Bashtabiya Castle or Pashtabia Castle, is a ruined 12th-century castle located on the western bank of the Tigris river, forming part of the city wall of Mosul, Iraq. Bash Tapia Castle is situated 2½ km west of Al Fayşalīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mosul.
Mosul
Photo: Abdulsalam Al Dabbagh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mosul is a city in Iraq's Northwestern region, and is the country's second largest city by population. Its religious makeup is one of the most diverse in the country.
Al Fayşalīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Faysaliyah”, “Al-Faiṣaliya”, “Faisaliya”, and “Fayşalīyah”
- Location: Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.34781° or 36° 20′ 52″ northLongitude
43.1494° or 43° 8′ 58″ eastElevation
217 metres (712 feet)Open location code
8H8584XX+4QGeoNames ID
99442
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In Other Languages
“Al Fayşalīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الفيصلية”
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