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'''Bashiqah Mountain ''' also known as Ba'ashiqah is a [[mountain]] [[North]] [[east]] of [[Mosul]], [[Iraq]], east of [[Khorsabad]] and nearby [[Bashiqa]] [[township]] and near [[Ain Sifni ]] in [[North]]ern [[Iraq]].<ref>[http://www.pbase.com/antlegg/image/70040823 Bashiqa Mountain from Ain Sifni].</ref>
The mountain is located behind Bashiqah township, is 359 km north of [[Baghdad]] in [[Ninawa]] Province, and located at 36,4531[[north|n]] and 43,3478[[east|e]]. It is 326 above [[sea level]].
The mountain became a strategic point following the [[Fall of Mosul]] but was retaken with the [[Mosul offensive (2015)|recapture of Mosul]] in 2017. The hill  was heavily fortified by [[ISIS]].<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/islamic-states-network-of-tunnels-is-more-vast-than-ever-imagined/news-story/7e0b7f6da95f17f147889b3278f334c8  Islamic States Network of Tunnels is more vast than ever imagined]. December 17, 2016.</ref> The mountain has since been taken by [[Kurd]]ish forces.<ref>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Entity/Locations-and-natural-formations/951072808/Bashiqa-mountain.ashx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822133735/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Entity/Locations-and-natural-formations/951072808/Bashiqa-mountain.ashx |date=2017-08-22 }} Bashiqa-mountain.] at The Daily Star.</ref><ref>Ari Shapiro, [https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/02/19/387554587/from-a-mountain-kurds-keep-watch-on-isis-in-mosul  From A Mountain, Kurds Keep Watch On ISIS In Mosul], 20 February 2015.</ref>
==Climate==
The climate is Csa under the [[Köppen-Geiger]] system, average temperature in Bashiqah is 19.5[[Celsius|°C]] and the average annual [[rainfall]] is 572 mm.
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