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Visitors explore Iraq's history through a recently-discovered underground mosque

(23 Feb 2026) IRAQ MOSQUE MUSEUM SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS RESTRICTION SUMMARY: LENGTH: 3:37 ASSOCIATED PRESS Mosul - 16 February 2026 1. Wide of restored al-Nuri Grand Mosque 2. Wide of the iconic leaning minaret, al-Hadba, seen from mosque corridor 3. Wide of restored courtyard 4. Walk by shot inside a corridor in the recently uncovered mosque floor 5. Tilt-up of ablution section in the underground room 6. Tourists walking around the old structure 7. Gates and corridors in the old mosque building 8. Tourists listening to information from tour guide 9. Tourist touching the restored walls of the old structure 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Lia (no second name given), tourist from the U.S.: “It’s been really lovely to walk around the restored part of Mosul and the old town, to come to see this mosque, to come to see the minaret. I read about it before I came. So, seeing the leaning minaret, the hatchback (Hadba is Arabic for hunchback) has been super exciting. And then I actually had no idea about the history of this, of what was underneath this mosque. And being able to see something from so long ago, and also being able to see recent excavation efforts, has been a real pleasure.” 11. Wide of prayer hall under the restored mosque 12. People looking at revealed artifacts 13. Mid of underground structure inside the mosque 14. Guide describes the history of the mosque to Arab visitors 15. Close of decorated stone 16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hussein Hama Ali, retired teacher from Mosul: “This original old mosque was revealed (recently). It was built during the time of Nur Al-Deen Zengi, may God have mercy on him. He was a real fighter and was the first one who prepared armies to confront the first Crusader campaign in 1100, which means this mosque was built in the 12th century. So, when I walk here, I walk with pride because Nur Al-Deen Zengi walked here. So did Salahaddin al-Ayoubi, when he was a commander under Nur Al-Deen Zengi. So, this place is a very important heritage.” 17. Decorated stones along the corridors inside the underground floor of mosque 18. Tilt of original structure 19. Tourists leaving the underground section and coming up 20. Tourist guide describing the site to tourists 21. Wide of areas under the glass floor of newly restored mosque 22. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Karim, certified tourist guide from Baghdad: “There are many influential people and social media influencers who started coming to Iraq and want to change this stereotypical image of Iraq. Because Iraq is a country of thousands of years old, literally 7,000 years of history with many great civilizations that ruled this land. So, the first thing is that people like to come and explore these ancient sites and they also like to explore humanity's history because this is not only related to the history of Mesopotamia, but it is the history of humanity in general.” 23. Woman walking through corridors of the building 24. Wide of corridor 25. Wide of al-Hadba leaning minaret 26. Ramadan decoration hanging in front of the newly restored al-Nuri Mosque, reading (Arabic): "Ramadan Kareem" STORYLINE: Tourists and locals explored a 12th century mosque's underground prayer hall in Iraq's Mosul, operating now as a museum that is open to visitors for the first time. The underground site was discovered during the 2018 restoration of the al-Nuri Grand Mosque, which led archaeologists to the original floor of the mosque, a prayer hall and an ablution site dating back to the 12th century, It was an exciting experience for visitor Lia, who only went by that name. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...