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Jewish Cemetery (Former), Mosul, Iraq

Mosul, Iraq

A former Jewish cemetery in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. 


בית קברות יהודי (לשעבר), מוסל, עיראק.


مقبرة يهودي (سابقا) في موصل القديمة" العراق 

Description

Located near the Um Tisa' Mosque (أم التسعة), according to sources, this formerly Jewish cemetery was used by residents of Mosul to buy their dead during the ISIS occupation. A subterranean structure nearby may be the remnants of a synagogue. 

Mosul, Iraq

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Pictures and videos available at: https://arabic.sputniknews.com/arab_world/201802081029862248-النوم-اليهود-مقبرة-جماعية-داعش-الموصل/


With thanks to P.