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Hamu al-Qadu Mosque

Mosul, Iraq

The Hamu al-Qadu Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Hamu al-Qadu, is a mosque located in the city of Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. Completed in 1298 AH (1880/1881 CE), during the Ottoman-era, the mosque contains a tomb of a local mystic, named Shaykh Ala' al-Din, whose tomb is located in the basement. The tomb was a location for ziyarat by locals every Thursday and Friday prior to its destruction in March 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The mosque was reconstructed in 2022.

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