• Foreign tourists walk inside Mosul's Old City in Iraq after the city's liberation from the Islamic State group. All photos: Reuters
    Foreign tourists walk inside Mosul's Old City in Iraq after the city's liberation from the Islamic State group. All photos: Reuters
  • Mosul is the second-largest city in Iraq.
    Mosul is the second-largest city in Iraq.
  • The city was liberated in 2017 after three years under the Islamic State's rule.
    The city was liberated in 2017 after three years under the Islamic State's rule.
  • The occupation left Mosul, especially its Old City, in ruins and its people displaced.
    The occupation left Mosul, especially its Old City, in ruins and its people displaced.
  • Iraq now issues visas on arrival for several nationalities to boost tourism.
    Iraq now issues visas on arrival for several nationalities to boost tourism.
  • Visitors in Mosul are introduced to the city's heritage and marketplaces.
    Visitors in Mosul are introduced to the city's heritage and marketplaces.
  • Tourists walk inside the Old City.
    Tourists walk inside the Old City.
  • Foreign tourists visit Great Al-Nuri mosque after the city's liberation from the Islamic State (IS) group in 2017, in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, April 21, 2022. REUTERS / Khalid Al-Mousily
    Foreign tourists visit Great Al-Nuri mosque after the city's liberation from the Islamic State (IS) group in 2017, in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, April 21, 2022. REUTERS / Khalid Al-Mousily
  • Tourists look at the archaeological artefacts from Al Nuri mosque.
    Tourists look at the archaeological artefacts from Al Nuri mosque.

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Iraq

Tourists are back in Mosul, Iraq - in pictures

Five years after the city's liberation from the Islamic State group, visitors return

The National

April 22, 2022

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Updated: April 22, 2022, 12:21 PM
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