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  • Bash Tapia Castle

  • Bash Tapia Castle

    Bash Tapia Castle, also known as Bashtabiya Castle or Pashtabia Castle, is a ruined castle located on the western bank of the Tigris river in Mosul, Iraq. It was built in the 12th century AD as one of seven castles within the city wall. The castle was damaged by Timur in 1393 AD, and was later rebuilt during the Ottomans time.
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    Bash Tapia Castle
    by Eng Omer Akram, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 234 m

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    Bash Tapia Castle

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    Iraq

    Nineveh

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    12th Century AD

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