Samarra Archaeological City is the site of a powerful Islamic ... there and spread to the other regions of the Islamic world and beyond. The 9th-century Great Mosque and its spiral minaret are among ...

Inside, houses were built around a central ... in the 9th century in the city of Samarra. 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 ... There were no worshippers inside the mosque at the time of the explosion. The incident sparked reprisal attacks ...

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 ...