Great Mosque Samarra Iraq had the world's oldest cultural histories. Ancient Mesopotamian civilizations influenced and shaped on it in its ancient world. Iraq was well-known for its poets, painters and sculptors, which were the most famous factors among the Arab World, and some of their distinct things were even marked as world-class. Since Iraq has a wide and variety of heritage, this country is like a home to Muslims, Christians, Jews, Assyrians and some countries around it. The mo
sque from the left is a famous mosque called Samarra located in Iraqi city of Samarra. This mosque is completed in 851 the Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil who reigned (in Samarra) from 847 until 861. This temple was a largest mosque in the world at one time. The art and architecture of the mosque was influential, especially the carving within the mosque in floral and geometric designs reveal the early Islamic decorations. In addition, the mosque of Ibn Tulun in Cairo, Egypt was based on the Samarra mosque in many regards.But in April 1, 2005, its top region was damaged by the bomb.The Mosque of Ibn Tulun
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