The city of Mosul, that city that bore many names, including: Al-Hadba, Umm Al-Rabeen Al-Bayda, and Al-Fayhaa. Perhaps the best way to begin our tour in this city is the Mosque of the Prophet Yunus (pbuh). The mosque is located in the Nineveh region on the left side of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient city of Mosul, on the ancient Assyrian hill, next to the Monastery of (Yunan ibn Amtay), known to Muslims as the Prophet Yunus or (Dhanun). Peace be upon him, as mentioned in the Holy Quran. The mosque was built on ancient architectural layers, some of which go back in time to the Assyrian era, and some religious buildings were built in its place after the Arab Islamic liberation of the city of Mosul, which were transformed over time into the current mosque, which consists of two buildings separated by a road that is six meters wide. The first building is ( ablution house), and the second building is the chapel and the shrine, in which there is a school known as (the Yunisi school). The Mosque of the Prophet Yunus is distinguished by its vastness and its special religious sanctity, and among its oldest archaeological features dating back to the Arab-Islamic eras are the flat marble mihrabs decorated with various foliate motifs, and their writings that include Quranic verses and the names of personalities who carried out some renovations and restorations in the mosque. The last renovation of the mosque was in 1341 AH – 1922 AD), where a lofty minaret was built for it in the Islamic style. The mosque also witnessed many maintenance and restoration operations, including covering it with al-Halan stone and building other service extensions for it.
Source: Guide to religious tourism in Iraq 1992
