Draft:The Mosque of the Prophet Yunus

The Prophet Younis Mosque is one of the historical archaeological Iraq Mosques, located on the western foot of the hill of Repentance, or the hill of the Prophet Younis (Jonah) also known as Tel Younis. He was mentioned by Ibn Battuta on his trip, In Mosul, the organization ISIS demolished and bombed the mosque     On July 24, 2014, corresponding to 26 Ramadan 1435 AH.

History of the mosque


The exact date of its construction is not known, but it was mentioned by Abu Zakaria Al-Azdi, who died near the year thirty-four and three hundred.

While some historians state that this place is not the true shrine of the prophet Younis (Jonah), but rather a shrine of one of the former prophets when Nineveh was a religious center, while others claim that it is part of the palace of Esarhaddon, whose monuments are located under the remains of the old mosque. There is a water eye called «Ain Al-Damlamaja» and the name is the Turkish (Mah Jah Damla) and here means nominating because its water is in the summer a little and filtering from its sides, but in the spring its water increases and may fill a section of the valley where the eye is located,

Architectural style
‎The mosque was built on the hill, which gave it a distinctive and prominent view among the city's landmarks, and in its gradual form suggests spiritually ascending to the higher self. Its exterior walls are cascased with yellowish white Al-Halan stones, and its architectural design is noted that its affinity with Turkish architecture.