جامع سامراء الكبير الذي يعود للفترة العباسية 848-851 م
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Great Mosque of Samarra
Location: Samarra, Iraq
Year: 848-851
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The Great Mosque of Samarra is a mosque from the 9th century CE located in Samarra, Iraq. The mosque was commissioned in 848 and completed in 851 by the Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil. At the time of construction, it was the world's largest mosque and could gather up to 80,000 faithful. It is known for its 52 metres (171 ft) high minaret encircled by a spiral ramp, the Malwiya Tower. The mosque is located within the 15,058-hectare (37,210-acre) Samarra Archaeological City UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed in 2007. The structure is composed by a large rectangle of almost 38,000 square metres with the 3:2 proportions typical of many mosques, enclosed in bastions walls 2.65m thick with forty-four semi-circular towers.
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