3 - Abbasids and Tulunids (8th and 9th Century)
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General view of al- Mutawakkil mosque with the Malwiyya minaret. Founded by caliph al-Mutawakkil (847-61). It is the largest mosque in Islam (240 by 156 m). The Malwiyya: the famous spiralling, free-standing minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra. It is usually compared to Mesopotamian Ziggurats.
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General view of al- Mutawakkil mosque with the Malwiyya minaret
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General view of al- Mutawakkil mosque with the Malwiyya minaret. Founded by caliph al-Mutawakkil (847-61). It is the largest mosque in Islam (240 by 156 m). The Malwiyya: the famous spiralling, free-standing minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra. It is usually compared to Mesopotamian Ziggurats.
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