12/06/2025
the Great Mosque of Samarra with its iconic Malwiya (Arabic for "twisted") Minaret, the Samarra Archaeological City was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. The Great Mosque, constructed in 848–852 during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutawakil, was the largest in the world for over 400 years before it was destroyed in 1278 following Mongol ruler Hulagu Khan's invasion of Iraq. Today, only the outer wall of the mosque and the malwiya minaret remain. Originally connected to the mosque by a bridge, the minaret is characterised by a distinctive ascending spiral conical design which rotates counter-clockwise from the bottom up. A spiral staircase leads to the top of the minaret, where a muadhin would recite the Muslim call to prayer. اضغط ترجمة لمشاهدة النص باللغة العربية ❤️ #رحالة #عراق #سفر #آثار #حب
