UNESCO and the UAE unveil the visuals of the Al-Nouri Mosque and Al-Hadba minaret after three years of preparatory works that included scientific studies, surveys, site clearance, and consultations. The Al Nouri prayer hall and the minaret will be rebuilt as they were using the recovered historical fragments in the reconstruction to the maximum extent possible.

UNESCO’s flagship initiative, Revive the Spirit of Mosul, has reached an important milestone towards the full restoration of Al Nouri Mosque and its historic minaret in Mosul, Iraq.

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Al-naoor is a wooden wheel made of twenty-four columns and with clay jugs attached to its outer circumference. The wheel is used on the streams of the Euphrates River in Iraq, where water levels are lower than the adjacent fields. It is installed vertically on the streams of the river. As the current rotates the wheel, the jugs collect water, carry it to the top of the wheel, and pour it into the waterways leading to the fields. A source of livelihood for many, including local artisans, al-naoor knowledge and skills are transmitted through family, literature and formal education.