Following the loss of the monuments of Baghdad, Samarra represents the only physical trace of the Caliphate at its height. The city preserves two of the largest mosques (Al-Malwiya and Abu Dulaf) and ...

This photo taken on March 3, 2025 shows the spiraling minaret of the Great Mosque in Samarra, Salahuddin province, Iraq. Samarra Archaeological City, located about 130 km north of Iraqi capital ...

They had several clever features like high ceilings to help ... It was part of the Great Mosque of Samarra which was the largest mosque in the world at the time.

An explosion on Wednesday in the Iraqi town of Samarra caused the golden dome of the Askari Mosque, considered one of the four most holy sites of Shiite muslims in Iraq, to collapse.