Bash Tapia Castle

Bash Tapia Castle, also known as Bashtabiya Castle or Pashtabia Castle, is a ruined 12th-century castle located on the western bank of the river, forming part of the city wall of , Iraq.
Wikipedia
Photo: Eng Omer Akram, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: castle in Iraq
  • Also known as: “Bashtabya Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Mosque of al-Nuri and Our Lady of the Hour Church.

Ruins
Photo: Ennolenze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as the Nouri Mosque, is a Sunni in , in the of , famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback". is situated 1½ km south of Bash Tapia Castle.

Place of worship
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The also known as the name of the Latin Church, is a Catholic church in the centre of , in northern . Built in the 1870s by the Dominican Fathers, it was especially famous for its bell donated by the Empress Eugenia de Montijo, for which it was sometimes called the Clock Church. is situated 1½ km south of Bash Tapia Castle.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
Mart Meskinta Church, also known as Mart Meskanta, Mart Miskinta, Mart Meskanta, and Saint Meskinta Chaldean Church, is a historic Chaldean Catholic church located in , . is situated 2 km south of Bash Tapia Castle.

Bash Tapia Castle

Latitude
36.35532° or 36° 21′ 19″ north
Longitude
43.12195° or 43° 7′ 19″ east
Open location code
8H85944C+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 502098357
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q19968534
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Bash Tapia Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Bash Tapia Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة الموصل”
  • Arabic: “قلعة باشطابيا”
  • Bengali: “বাশ তাপিয়া দুর্গ”
  • Catalan: “castell de Bash Tapia”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Bash Tapia”
  • Catalan: “Fortalesa de Bash Tapia”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Bash Tapia”
  • French: “forteresse Bash Tapia”
  • French: “Forteresse Bash Tapia”
  • German: “Basch-Tabia-Festung”
  • German: “Basch-Tapia-Schloss”
  • Hausa: “Gidan sarauta na Bash Tapia”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת באשטאביא”
  • Malay: “Istana Bash Tapia”
  • Persian: “قلعه موصل”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Baštabija”
  • Turkish: “Baştabya Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Baştabya”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ موصل”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include قلعة باشطابيا and عين ماء كبريت بارد.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Yahya Abu Al-Qasim Shrine and Granada Carpentry.

Northwestern Iraq: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Kirkuk, Tikrit, Assur, and Hatra.

Curious Ruins to Discover

Uncover intriguing ruins from every corner of the globe.