Abu Delf Mosque
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Abu Delf Mosque

Old mosque built in Samarra in 859.

About

The Abu Dulaf Mosque is an ancient historic Sunni mosque, located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Samarra, in the Saladin Governorate of Iraq. The mosque was commissioned by the 10th Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutawakkil in 859 CE. The archeological mosque, along with the Great Mosque of Samarra, represent a unique example of the planning, capacity, construction, and artistic in Islamic architecture and mosques in the Abbasid Caliphate, considered one of the finest. Their large dimensions and unique spiral minarets, these mosques demonstrate the pride and political and religious strength that correspond with the strength and power of the caliphate at that time.

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Location

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34.36081, 43.80187 · Tikrit

Nearby

  1. Great Mosque of SamarraReligious sites
    19 km
  2. Al-Askari ShrineReligious sites
    19 km
  3. SamarraHistory & heritage
    20 km
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