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Heritage and cultural healing: Iraq in a post-Daesh era

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Pages 120-141 | Received 05 Mar 2019, Accepted 13 Apr 2019, Published online: 26 Apr 2019

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Figure 1. Map to show the location of archaeological and historical sites in Iraq reported to have been damaged by Daesh, 2014–2017.

Figure 1. Map to show the location of archaeological and historical sites in Iraq reported to have been damaged by Daesh, 2014–2017.

Figure 2. Heritage buildings in Mosul destroyed or seriously damaged during the occupation by Daesh. Old Mosul with architectural monuments destroyed during the Daesh occupation (June 2014 – July 2017; white) and during the liberation of the city (February to July 2017; red): 1. Shrine of al-Imam Yahya ibn al-Qasim (I04) – razed, 2. Shrine of al-Imam ‛Awn al-Din (known as Ibn al-Hasan) (I05) – ruined, 3. Mosque of al-Khidr (alternatively al-Jami‛ al-Ahmar, al-Jami‛ al-Mujahidi) (I06) – razed, 4. Tomb and mosque of al-Nabi Yunus (I07) – razed, 5. Mosque of Nabi Jirjis (I08) – razed, 6. Mosque and tomb of Qadib al-Ban al-Mawsili (I10) – ruined, 7. Mosque of Hamu al-Qadu (I11) – ruined, 8. Mosque of Nabi Shith (I12) – razed, 9. Mosque and husayniyya in the al-Faysaliyya Neighbourhood (I14) – razed, 10. Tomb of Ibn al-Athir (Qabr al-Bint), d. 640/1242–43 (I15) – razed, 11. Masjid of Imam Ibrahim (I16) – ruined, 12. Mosque and tomb of Shaykh Fathi (I18) – razed, 13. Mosque of Abu al-‛Ala (I19) – ruined, 14. Mosque and shrine of Nabi Daniyal (I21) – ruined, 15. Tomb of Shaykh al-Shatt (I22) – razed, 16. Shrine of ‛Ali al-Asghar (Ibn al-Hanafiyya) (I28) – ruined, 17. Mosque (and shrine) of Sultan Uways with cemetery (I29) – ruined, 18. Shrine of Imam ‛Abd al-Rahman (I34) – ruined, 19. Mosque and shrine of Imam al-Bahir (I35) – razed, 20. Mosque and tomb of Imam Muhsin (I37) – ruined, 21. Shrine and cemetery of ‛Isa Dadah (I44) – ruined, 22. Mosque of ‛Ajil al-Yawar (I47) – ruined, 23. Hammam al-Saray Mosque, tomb of Shaykh Yunus, and Shrine of al-Sitt Nafisa (I50) – ruined, 24. Hammam al-Umariyya (I69) – razed, 25. Mosque of al-‛Abbas (I54) – ruined, 26. Shrine of Imam Zayd ibn ‛Ali (I55) – ruined, 27. Mosque/Shrine of Shah Zanan (called Umm al-Tis‛a) and adjacent cemetery (I57) – ruined, 28. Madrasa of the ‛Abdal Mosque (I58) – razed, 29. Shrine of Imamayn Hamid wa Mahmud? (adjacent to Mosque of al-Mahmudin/al-Hamidin) (I68) – razed, 30. Shrine of Imam ‛Ali al-Hadi (I36) – ruined, 31. Tomb of Shaykh Mansur (I61) – ruined, 32. Abu al-Hawawin Shrine (I62) – ruined, 33. Mosque/Shrine of Awlad al-Hasan (I63) – razed, 34. Mosque of al-Sab´awi (I64) – ruined, 35. Mosque al-Bayt al-Tikriti (I 30) – ruined, 36. Tomb of Shaykh Rashid Lolan (I67) – razed, 37. Al-Tahra Syriac Orthodox Church (al-Tahra al-Fawqaniyya) (C14) – razed, 38. Mar Hudeni (Ahudemmeh) (C09) – ruined, 39. Mar Kurkis (St. George) Monastery (C23) – ruined, out of the map, 40. English War Cemetery (C27) – ruined, 41. Al-Sanaye School or Al-Hadba Police Centre (P16) – razed, 42 – Great Mosque of al-Nuri and Minaret al-Hadba (I02–I03) – ruined, 43 – Mosque and madrasa of al-Ridwani (I48) – probably ruined, 44 – Mosque of al-Abariqi (I51) – ruined, 45 – Mosque al-Shahidin (I70) – ruined, 46 – Mosque of Mahmud ´Abd al-Jalil al-Khidri (I71) – razed, 47 – Shatt al-Jawma Mosque – Tomb of Shaykh Ibrahim al-Naqshbandi (I73) – ruined, 48 – Mosque Rabi’yya Khatun (I59) – partly ruined, 49 – Mosque al-Khazam (I27) – partly ruined, 50 – Mosque of Shaykh al-Shatt (I22) – ruined, 51 – Masjid al-Shaykh Abu al-Ulla – ruined, 52 – Mosque Bab al-Jadid (al-Bashir Mosque) – ruined, 53 – Masjid al-Sha´uri – razed, 54 – Mosque of al-Kawazin – razed, 55 – Al-Khallal Mosque – ruined, 56 – Al-Muta´afi Mosque – razed, 57 – Mosque of ´Uthman al-Khatib – ruined, 58 – Mosque of Shaykh Muhammad – ruined, 59 – Mar Guorguis Chaldean Church – ruined, 60 – Mar Isha´ya Chaldean Church (C1) – ruined, 61 – Church al-Azrá Ancient (Old Church of the Virgin Mary) – ruined, 62 – Syriac Catholic Church – ruined, 63 – Sharef Al-Dabakh House – razed, 64 – Hana Jerjes House – ruined, 65 – Basher Munir House – razed, 66 – Hana Michel Hana House – razed, 67 – Dawoud Ishak House – razed, 68 – Abdul Rahman House – ruined, 69 – Bahnam Raban House – razed, 70 – Anes Kamas House – razed, 71 – Ziyada House – ruined, 72 – Al-Sharabi House – ruined, 73 – Al-Tutunji House – ruined, 74 – an unknown heritage house – razed.

Figure 2. Heritage buildings in Mosul destroyed or seriously damaged during the occupation by Daesh. Old Mosul with architectural monuments destroyed during the Daesh occupation (June 2014 – July 2017; white) and during the liberation of the city (February to July 2017; red): 1. Shrine of al-Imam Yahya ibn al-Qasim (I04) – razed, 2. Shrine of al-Imam ‛Awn al-Din (known as Ibn al-Hasan) (I05) – ruined, 3. Mosque of al-Khidr (alternatively al-Jami‛ al-Ahmar, al-Jami‛ al-Mujahidi) (I06) – razed, 4. Tomb and mosque of al-Nabi Yunus (I07) – razed, 5. Mosque of Nabi Jirjis (I08) – razed, 6. Mosque and tomb of Qadib al-Ban al-Mawsili (I10) – ruined, 7. Mosque of Hamu al-Qadu (I11) – ruined, 8. Mosque of Nabi Shith (I12) – razed, 9. Mosque and husayniyya in the al-Faysaliyya Neighbourhood (I14) – razed, 10. Tomb of Ibn al-Athir (Qabr al-Bint), d. 640/1242–43 (I15) – razed, 11. Masjid of Imam Ibrahim (I16) – ruined, 12. Mosque and tomb of Shaykh Fathi (I18) – razed, 13. Mosque of Abu al-‛Ala (I19) – ruined, 14. Mosque and shrine of Nabi Daniyal (I21) – ruined, 15. Tomb of Shaykh al-Shatt (I22) – razed, 16. Shrine of ‛Ali al-Asghar (Ibn al-Hanafiyya) (I28) – ruined, 17. Mosque (and shrine) of Sultan Uways with cemetery (I29) – ruined, 18. Shrine of Imam ‛Abd al-Rahman (I34) – ruined, 19. Mosque and shrine of Imam al-Bahir (I35) – razed, 20. Mosque and tomb of Imam Muhsin (I37) – ruined, 21. Shrine and cemetery of ‛Isa Dadah (I44) – ruined, 22. Mosque of ‛Ajil al-Yawar (I47) – ruined, 23. Hammam al-Saray Mosque, tomb of Shaykh Yunus, and Shrine of al-Sitt Nafisa (I50) – ruined, 24. Hammam al-Umariyya (I69) – razed, 25. Mosque of al-‛Abbas (I54) – ruined, 26. Shrine of Imam Zayd ibn ‛Ali (I55) – ruined, 27. Mosque/Shrine of Shah Zanan (called Umm al-Tis‛a) and adjacent cemetery (I57) – ruined, 28. Madrasa of the ‛Abdal Mosque (I58) – razed, 29. Shrine of Imamayn Hamid wa Mahmud? (adjacent to Mosque of al-Mahmudin/al-Hamidin) (I68) – razed, 30. Shrine of Imam ‛Ali al-Hadi (I36) – ruined, 31. Tomb of Shaykh Mansur (I61) – ruined, 32. Abu al-Hawawin Shrine (I62) – ruined, 33. Mosque/Shrine of Awlad al-Hasan (I63) – razed, 34. Mosque of al-Sab´awi (I64) – ruined, 35. Mosque al-Bayt al-Tikriti (I 30) – ruined, 36. Tomb of Shaykh Rashid Lolan (I67) – razed, 37. Al-Tahra Syriac Orthodox Church (al-Tahra al-Fawqaniyya) (C14) – razed, 38. Mar Hudeni (Ahudemmeh) (C09) – ruined, 39. Mar Kurkis (St. George) Monastery (C23) – ruined, out of the map, 40. English War Cemetery (C27) – ruined, 41. Al-Sanaye School or Al-Hadba Police Centre (P16) – razed, 42 – Great Mosque of al-Nuri and Minaret al-Hadba (I02–I03) – ruined, 43 – Mosque and madrasa of al-Ridwani (I48) – probably ruined, 44 – Mosque of al-Abariqi (I51) – ruined, 45 – Mosque al-Shahidin (I70) – ruined, 46 – Mosque of Mahmud ´Abd al-Jalil al-Khidri (I71) – razed, 47 – Shatt al-Jawma Mosque – Tomb of Shaykh Ibrahim al-Naqshbandi (I73) – ruined, 48 – Mosque Rabi’yya Khatun (I59) – partly ruined, 49 – Mosque al-Khazam (I27) – partly ruined, 50 – Mosque of Shaykh al-Shatt (I22) – ruined, 51 – Masjid al-Shaykh Abu al-Ulla – ruined, 52 – Mosque Bab al-Jadid (al-Bashir Mosque) – ruined, 53 – Masjid al-Sha´uri – razed, 54 – Mosque of al-Kawazin – razed, 55 – Al-Khallal Mosque – ruined, 56 – Al-Muta´afi Mosque – razed, 57 – Mosque of ´Uthman al-Khatib – ruined, 58 – Mosque of Shaykh Muhammad – ruined, 59 – Mar Guorguis Chaldean Church – ruined, 60 – Mar Isha´ya Chaldean Church (C1) – ruined, 61 – Church al-Azrá Ancient (Old Church of the Virgin Mary) – ruined, 62 – Syriac Catholic Church – ruined, 63 – Sharef Al-Dabakh House – razed, 64 – Hana Jerjes House – ruined, 65 – Basher Munir House – razed, 66 – Hana Michel Hana House – razed, 67 – Dawoud Ishak House – razed, 68 – Abdul Rahman House – ruined, 69 – Bahnam Raban House – razed, 70 – Anes Kamas House – razed, 71 – Ziyada House – ruined, 72 – Al-Sharabi House – ruined, 73 – Al-Tutunji House – ruined, 74 – an unknown heritage house – razed.