Mosul, Iraq: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Mosul is a city in Iraq, in Nineveh. About 1.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Iraq in our atlas.

It lies at 36.34° N, 43.12° E, about 228 m (748 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Baghdad time zone.

Location

Red dot: Mosul. Green dots: other major cities of Iraq. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Mosul has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 43°C (110°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 1°C (33°F). Around 315 mm (12 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

NinevehAncient Assyrian city, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire

Mosul MuseumArchaeological museum in Mosul, Iraq

Bash Tapia CastleCastle in Iraq

TarbisuArchaeological site in Iraq

Rassam cylinderCuneiform cylinder written by Neo-Assyrian king Ashurbanipal

Al Mosul University StadiumMulti-use stadium in Mosul, Iraq

Qara SarayPalace complex in Mosul

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in IraqNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 99072 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q83317 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Collage of Mosul: Puskechina, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Nineveh mashki gate from west: Photo by Fredarch., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Bashtabia: Eng Omer Akram, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Villes assyriennes: Near_East_topographic_map-blank.svg: Sémhur derivative work: Zunkir (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Rassam Prism of Ashurbanipal, 10-sided prism, Nineveh, 643 BCE: Anthony Huan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Mosul University Stadium (currently under maintenance) 05: Abdulsalam Al Dabbagh, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Qara Saray Information Board: الدبوني, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)