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Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq: Al-Malwiyyah minaret
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Al-Malwiyyah

minaret, Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq
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  • Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq
    Sāmarrāʾ

    Al-Malwiyyah, a spiral minaret that is a major tourist attraction, was slightly damaged in a 2005 bombing. In 2006, amid violence between Shiʿi and Sunni Muslims, the Golden Mosque was bombed and suffered extensive damage. In 2007 the archaeological remains in Sāmarrāʾ were designated a…

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    Al-Malwiyyah, a spiral minaret that is a major tourist attraction, was slightly damaged in a 2005 bombing. In 2006, amid violence between Shiʿi and Sunni Muslims, the Golden Mosque was bombed and suffered extensive damage. In 2007 the archaeological remains in Sāmarrāʾ were designated a…

    Read More