Bash Tapia Castle

Bash Tapia Castle
باشطابيا
Mosul, Iraq
Ruins of Bash Tapia Castle in 2014
Site information
TypeCastle
ConditionRuins
Location
Bash Tapia Castle
Bash Tapia Castle
Coordinates36°21′19.4″N 43°7′17.7″E / 36.355389°N 43.121583°E / 36.355389; 43.121583
Site history
Built12th century
MaterialsStone and stucco
FatePartially destroyed, 2015
Battles/warsOttoman–Persian War (1743–46)

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.

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