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

And it is the case that the Samarra minaret is architecturally highly inefficient. If the purpose of the minaret is to provide a high platform for the muezzin, a thinner tower with straight sides ...

Samarra Archaeological City in IraqThis photo taken on March 3, 2025 shows the spiraling minaret of Abu Dulaf Mosque on the outskirts of Samarra, in Salahuddin province, Iraq. Samarra ...

Led APD from 1990-2006. Former Alexandria Chief of Police Charles Samarra, second from right, died March 17 following a three-month battle with a brain tumor. He was 74. Photo contributed ...

This photo taken on March 3, 2025 shows the spiraling minaret of Abu Dulaf Mosque on the outskirts of Samarra, in Salahuddin province, Iraq. Samarra Archaeological City, located about 130 km north ...

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 ...

Lexus celebrates heritage with Samarra photoshoot featuring the ES Iraq Lifestyle Jawad Al-Samarraie December 30, 2024 1610 6 min ...

Samarra remained the capital during the reigns of Al-Mu’tasim and his son Al-Mutawakkil, who constructed the Great Mosque of Samarra, its magnificent Spiral Minaret (Al-Malwiya), and many other ...

Iraqi gamers celebrated the release Thursday of the latest instalment of the "Assassin's Creed" action-adventure saga, set in ninth century Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate. Haider Jaafar, who ...