The Malwiya, completed in 850AD by the Abbasid dynasty, is one of just three spiral minarets in the world, including the Abu Duluf mosque, also in Samarra, and Cairo’s Bin Toulon mosque.

The top of a towering centuries-old spiral minaret in the Iraqi city of Samarra has been blown up, ... The top tier of the 52m Malwiya tower was blown off in an attack by fighters, ...

Iraqi police in the city of Samarra say an explosion has damaged an ancient Islamic monument. Police say insurgents caused an explosion Friday in the top section of the six-story Malwiya mosque ...

SAMARRA, Iraq—There’s only one way in and out of this predominantly Sunni Muslim city: through the checkpoints of the Saraya al-Salam, one of Iraq’s most fearsome Shia militias.

Iraqi police say an explosion has damaged one of the most important Islamic architectural monuments. The spiral minaret, in the town of Samarra, is more than 1,000 years old. Police say insurgents ...

SAMARRA, IRAQ — Sunni Arab residents welcomed more than 1 million Shiite pilgrims to the city of Samarra on Friday to mark the anniversary of a Shiite saint’s death, local officials said, the ...

The 170-foot tower, built at the order of the Caliph al-Mutawakil in 852, when Samarra was the capital of the Abbasid Empire, is an unusual sandstone spiral minaret with winding ramps.

My adventure began at the iconic Malwiya Mosque in Samarra, with its stunning spiral minaret, before diving into this delicious feast. Join me, Bil Weekend, ...

SAMARRA, April 1: Gunmen blew up the top of a towering centuries-old spiral minaret in the Iraqi city of Samarra, ...