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Bash Tapia Castle
Bash Tapia Castle. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Bash Tapia Castle, (Arabic: باشطابيا) also known as Bashtabiya Castle or Pashtabia Castle, is a ruined 12th-century castle located on the western bank of the Tigris river, forming part of the city wall of Mosul, Iraq. It was partially destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in April 2015.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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