Mosul

Mosūl ({{coor dm|36|22|N|43|07|E|}}

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The population of Mosul is principally Arab, while the regional population is mostly Kurdish, with a large minority of Assyrians, and a smaller minority of Turkomans.

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Arab - Kurdish - Assyrians - Turkomans

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In 1987 the city's population was 664,221 people; the 2002 population estimate was 1,739,800.http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populstat/Asia/iraqt.htm

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1987 - 2002

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It is the nation's third largest city, after Baghdad and Basra.

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The fabric muslin was long manufactured here and is named for this city.

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Another historically important product of the area is Mosul marble. In Marco Polo's travel journal he states that the people in Italy with the surname Mussolini are descendants of merchants from the city of Mosul.

Related Topics:
Marble - Marco Polo's - Italy

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