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Minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, Iraq. Artist: Unknown.

Minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, Iraq. Artist: Unknown.

2-663-604 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, Iraq. Once the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century CE. The famous spiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra was built in 847 CE by Caliph al-Mutawakkil. The city went into rapid decline after the collapse of the Abbasid empire, but remains a place of pilgrimage for Muslims.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Al-Mutawakkil: Arabian: Caliph
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia Iraq

  1. 33 00 00 N , 044 00 00 E
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Religion & Belief Islam

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3565x3508
File Size : 12,213kb

Aliases

  1. xawf03628.tif
  1. 0250005137
  1. 2-663-604
  1. 2663604
  1. xawf03628.tif

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