Great Mosque of Samarra
| Great Mosque of Samarra | |
|---|---|
جَامِع سَامَرَّاء ٱلْكَبِيْر | |
The minaret and wall of the former mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Congregational mosque (851–1278 CE) |
| Status |
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| Location | |
| Location | Samarra, Saladin Governorate |
| Country | Iraq |
Location of the former mosque in Iraq | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°12′21″N 43°52′47″E / 34.20583°N 43.87972°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic |
| Style | Abbasid |
| Founder | Al-Mutawakkil |
| Groundbreaking | 234 AH (848/849 CE) |
| Completed | 236 AH (850/851 CE) |
| Destroyed | 656 AH (1258/1259 CE) |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Materials | Bricks; marble; glass; sandstone |
| Official name | Samarra Archaeological City |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 276 |
| Inscription | 2007 (31st Session) |
| Endangered | 2007- |
| Area | 15,058 ha (37,210 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 31,414 ha (77,630 acres) |
The Great Mosque of Samarra (Arabic: جَامِع سَامَرَّاء ٱلْكَبِيْر; Arabic: مَسْجِد سَامَرَّاء ٱلْكَبِيْر; Arabic: ٱلْمَسْجِد ٱلْجَامِع فِي سَامَرَّاء, lit. 'The Congregational Mosque in Samarra') is a former congregational mosque, now in partial ruins, located in Samarra, in the Saladin Governorate of Iraq. The mosque was commissioned in 848 CE and completed in 851 by the Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil. At the time of construction, it was the world's largest mosque.[1] It is known for its 52-metre-high (171 ft) minaret encircled by a spiral ramp. The former mosque is located within the 15,058-hectare (37,210-acre) Samarra Archaeological City UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed in 2007.[2]
- ^ al-Amid, Tahir Muzaffar (1973). The Abbasid Architecture of Samarra in the Reign of both al-Mu'tasim and al-Mutawakkil. Baghdad: Al-Ma'aref Press. pp. 156–193.
- ^ "Unesco names World Heritage sites". BBC News. June 28, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2010.