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Al-Malwiyyah

minaret, Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq

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Sāmarrāʾ

In 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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