THIS IS MOSUL NOW! (الموصل): From Ruins to Recovery - Cultural Travel Guide to Iraq's 2nd City

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8 ай бұрын

The ISIS occupation and the subsequent battle for liberation caused incalculable human suffering for Mosul's population, compounded by the destruction of much of the city's heritage. The old city was particularly affected with entire districts reduced to rubble. The loss of the beautiful Al-Nouri Mosque was the event that most captured the attention of the national and international media. The official line is that ISIS detonated explosives but others allege that it was a victim of the shelling from forces seeking to liberate the city. Regardless, as a symbol of the city its reconstruction is of vital importance and, as this film demonstrates, rebuilding has commenced. A completion date is, however, probably many years away. The Al Tahera church complex is among the many other painstaking reconstruction projects.
This film provides a short tour through the city illustrating the rebuilding efforts and also the slow return to normality amidst the destruction. From the times of the ancient city of Nineveh that now sits in the eastern suburbs, this location has seen empires rise and fall. It is to be hoped that a sustained period of peace for the city of Mosul will allow a rejuvenation of its important cultural heritage. Many organisations, both local and international are currently working to achieve that objective.
My thanks to Brusk Ako and Balin Zrar of Kurdistan Expeditions (through Rocky Road Travel) for arranging my tour, and the welcoming residents of Mosul who were receptive to my filming and my questions. Jonathan Wheeler
This film will interest anyone interested in:
The politics of Iraq
The politics of the Middle East
The work of UNESCO in Iraq
The history of the battle with ISIS in Iraq
The cities of ancient Mesopotamia
The film answers the following popular google questions:
Why is Mosul destroyed?
Is Mosul still under ISIS occupation?
Is Mosul safe to visit?
What is Mosul like now?
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Filmed October 2023
Jonathan Wheeler
www.travelobscurer.com
@TravelObscurer
Music licensed through Artlist

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@user-lt4iq5hd5n 8 ай бұрын

Such a rich culture. One can only hope Iraq recovers from the ashes and becomes once more the country it deserves to be. I would love to visit some time!

@vintagestuffguy1998 4 ай бұрын

Small channel deserving far greater viewership. Very informative and engaging video - great stuff!

@TravelObscurer 4 ай бұрын

I agree! Thanks for the great feedback.

@Pem8888 2 сағат бұрын

This channel deserves 10M subs.

@CarloPernici 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful and very useful video. Thanks for doing this!

@TravelObscurer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great feedback. Much appreciated.

@treyq1982 3 ай бұрын

amazing how a city that has seen so much war looks much cleaner than the best parts of india

@sowaveysuyat Ай бұрын

Been looking for updates about Mosul and Iraq after watching a bunch of documentaries, seeing the crazy battles there I'm glad they are rebuilding and looking forward to peace. Great video and narration, I only wish this video was longer!! God bless the people of Iraq and their soldiers who defended their lands.

@TravelObscurer Ай бұрын

Thanks. Really appreciate the feedback.

@adrianburn7178 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for that most interesting look at a place most of us will never visit.

@TravelObscurer 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Adrian.

@aliraid1186 2 ай бұрын

I invite you to visit it. It has become beautiful and safe, and there are many beautiful tourist places and entertainment areas that were not shown in the video.

@iraq.places 2 ай бұрын

Welcome to Mosul and Iraq ❤

@user-ej9qh6bz7r Ай бұрын

Mosul was very beautiful before the war. Oh God, I hope it goes back to how it was 😭💔

@TravelObscurer Ай бұрын

I hope so too 🙏

@daydays12 Ай бұрын

I am British. I lived in Mosul for one year in the 1970s... I loved it and its people... I still weep at what the Americans through their appalling invasion and their bombing did to the city.... It is shocking that they are not even contributing to the attempts at reconstruction by the brave martyrised people of Mosul. I have several photographs of the lovely people I knew in Mosul back then.

@TravelObscurer Ай бұрын

@@daydays12 I agree. Whilst my film focussed on the ISIS damage, that awful chapter would not have happened without the American invasion (cheered on by Blair). It's a long way back for Mosul from how it must have looked back in the 1970s.

@natalieburns92 8 ай бұрын

Very informative

@jeremyledbetter8022 3 ай бұрын

Such amazing culture and beautiful resilience of the people! Was it difficult getting there?

@TravelObscurer 3 ай бұрын

No, it wasn't difficult, but it wasn't cheap either. I arranged a day trip from Erbil with Kurdistan Expeditions / Rocky Road. However, I understand that western tourists are having more difficulty getting there now due to the political situation. My visit was in October 2023.

@jeremyledbetter8022 3 ай бұрын

@@TravelObscurerthank you for the reply! Seems like beautiful people there. What did you think of Mosul?

@aliraid1186 2 ай бұрын

@@jeremyledbetter8022I invite you to visit it. It has become beautiful and safe, and there are many beautiful tourist places and entertainment areas that were not shown in the video. In addition, Mosul International Airport will be restored after a short period, and you can come from it directly and without complications

@anastasia4068 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately people have no other homes, they should be resilient. How beautiful and strong was Iraq. My friends family was escaped from Baghdad to Syria in 2003. They lived their amazing life in Iraq, there was free high education, good price for buying food , petrol, cars, land . They could afford high level of living. New life in Aleppo had started and in 10 Years Syria Was destroyed as a state. There is no any country in the Middle East which is not suffering. It’s regretful. People just want to live , work. But…

@f4wnz132 2 ай бұрын

@@anastasia4068 Foreign powers flexing on us and creating internal issues. There. I finished your sentence.

@fazepearl4537 9 күн бұрын

Fun fact: we are building the biggest waterpark in the whole of Iraq in Mosul

@TravelObscurer 7 күн бұрын

Great. It's time Mosul had some fun!

@user-vy1do4hp8n 6 ай бұрын

Walkam to Iraq ❤❤

@liannasargsyan9202 Ай бұрын

Mosul amazing city ❤

@mohamedomar1162 Ай бұрын

Back to life 🎉

@user-vy1do4hp8n Ай бұрын

Welcome to Iraq 🇮🇶 ❤

@boudaswiss 29 күн бұрын

حاب نزور موصل 😢🇩🇿💔😔

@mikebrown41182 3 ай бұрын

Evil never wins, its simple as that. It thrives, it comes to qonquer, but it always lose, it's like a thread through the evolution of mankind. The endure of suffering is hard, but we will always rebuild, that is why evil cant sustain, it wont be the first or the last time it shows itself. Glad to see mosul rise from ashes. This is why i always raise my eyes when someone or something with ideology tries to rule, be it with or without religious belief, it does not matter, freedom always win, it can take time for it to be overruled and suffering in between but in the end freedom will prevail. Be it nazi’s germany, be it dictatorship in north korea, be it Putins russia, be it Daesh, the list is endless, fate always makes the evil los, goodness cant be defeated and that is something extra ordinary even if it rips life and invoke sorrow and pain. Long last peace is the next chapter.

@marciecorda5209 3 ай бұрын

Wasn't NINIVA - sinful city there before?

@ayshamohammed1397 Ай бұрын

I live in Mosul and never ever welcomed ISIS. Dont say all people welcomed these terrorists the majority of people hated them

@boudaswiss 29 күн бұрын

شيعي مربع راس يضنون ان سنة دواعش 😂

@arie.3 Ай бұрын

My beautiful city suffered a lot but we're doing our best to make it better + i,si,s weren't Muslim

@user-vy1do4hp8n Ай бұрын

اشتركت في قناتك حظا سعيدا❤

@TravelObscurer Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@cabdikahinshugricali3989 4 ай бұрын

Weli mosul weyka muuqataa saameyntii dagaalka 2017/24 isbadal ween laguma sameyn xaga dhismaha

@user-vy1do4hp8n 6 ай бұрын

❤🇮🇶👋

@user-vy1do4hp8n 6 ай бұрын

انا من العراق اشتركت في قناتكم

@TravelObscurer 6 ай бұрын

شكراً. Thank you.

@volcanowater Ай бұрын

8:52 bro that my neighborhood aint no way dawg

@predatorpeo4660 18 күн бұрын

But this is Iraq, so nobody know what's coming next. best line I heard about my country lol

@Exocrotic-yn2ck 4 ай бұрын

Hey my english brother were the only city/province that have all Abrahamic religionw and the only to have blondes and blue eyed people in iraq we want to be a part of turkey because the last time the land is turkish and only turkey can keep us safe and rebuild our harmony and alot of mousl have turkish orgin and alot knows turkish also our culture and furniture is stuck with the ottoman one old but uniquely turkish.

@emadiraq3450 4 ай бұрын

I am citizen of mosul noone want to be part of turkey

@Exocrotic-yn2ck 4 ай бұрын

@@emadiraq3450 I am litterly there and everyone want to be a part of türkiye and I mean it everyone I just ask a random person in street and he will say yes I want mosul to be part of türkiye. Your a lier unless your the small villages that have the dumbest people

@Exocrotic-yn2ck 4 ай бұрын

@@emadiraq3450 89% of mosul want to be türkiye and I did a survey to prove that and I am living in mosul and some put up the Turkish flag. I think you live in villages where you don't get a say since your just Arab immigrants.

@Raghad-eq2tt 2 ай бұрын

انت تركماني لهيك حابب تنضم لتركيا الناس بحاجة خدمات و اعادة بناء ومو عصبية قبلية وقومية