Al-Nuri Mosque was built in 1172 A.D. with its famous leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "al-Hadbaa" or "the hunchback".
The mosque has a symbolic value, as it was the place where IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the cross-border "caliphate" in Iraq and Syria in his sole public appearance in July 2017.
On July 10 last year, Abadi officially declared Mosul's liberation from IS after nearly nine months of fierce fighting to dislodge the extremist militants from their last major stronghold in Iraq.
In April, Iraq, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) signed an agreement of partnership to exploit 50.4 million U.S. dollars offered by UAE to rebuild the historical mosque and its famous leaning minaret.
According to a UNESCO statement, the first year of rebuilding will focus on "documenting and clearing the site," in addition to drawing plans for its reconstruction.
The following four years will focus on the "restoration and historically faithful reconstruction of the leaning minaret of the al-Nuri Mosque and adjacent buildings," the statement added.
The plan will also include "the city's historic gardens and other open spaces and infrastructures, in addition to building a memorial and a museum at the mosque site," UNESCO said.
The remove of the debris came three days ahead of the first anniversary of declaring full liberation of Iraq from the IS extremist group.
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