Mosul (al-Mawṣil, Maṣlawī Arabic: al-Mōṣul, (Nînwe), Kurdish: Mûsil/Nînewe, Turkish: Musul) is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some 400 km (250 miles) northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian (...) (from Wikipedia)