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Mosul

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Summary

A city in northern Iraq. Segment 04.01 says that after fleeing Iran, Simko found a place in the Mosul region after the British granted him several villages. According to segment 04.02, people in need went there each week to receive the allowances he distributed. In segment 06.01 it is the destination of refugees from Başkale; a Jewish party led by Moses and Tela reaches the city with all its possessions after confronting bandits on the road.

Names and spelling variants

Mosul; Musul; מוסול

Mentioned in the book

Chapter Four – Bashhalan; segment 04.01 – Bashhalan; Chapter Four – Bashhalan; segment 04.02 – The End of Simko; Chapter Six – Epilogue; segment 06.01 – Epilogue