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The al-Askari Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, c1930s. Artist: Unknown

The al-Askari Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, c1930s. Originally built in 944, the al-Askari Mosque is the shrine of Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari, the 10th and 11th Twelver imams and is one of the holiest sites to Shia Muslims. The golden dome was added in 1905. The dome and the two minarets were destroyed by Sunni insurgent bombings in 2006 and 2007 but were rebuilt, with the shrine re-opening in April 2009. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume IV, The Fleetway House, c1930s.
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Title: The al-Askari Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, c1930s. Artist: Unknown
Caption: The al-Askari Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, c1930s. Originally built in 944, the al-Askari Mosque is the shrine of Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari, the 10th and 11th Twelver imams and is one of the holiest sites to Shia Muslims. The golden dome was added in 1905. The dome and the two minarets were destroyed by Sunni insurgent bombings in 2006 and 2007 but were rebuilt, with the shrine re-opening in April 2009. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume IV, The Fleetway House, c1930s.
Credit: Album / The Print Collector / Heritage Images
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Image size: 3322 × 5257 px | 50.0 MB
Print size: 28.1 × 44.5 cm | 1307.9 × 2069.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1900S 1930S 1990S 2 20TH CENTURY 90S AL ASKARI MOSQUE AL-ASKARI AL-HADI ALI AL-HADI ALI ANCIENT CITY ARCHITECTURE BUILDING BUILDINGS CELLA CENTURY CITY COLOR COLOUR COUNTRY DÔME EXTERIOR FLUSH GOLD GOLDEN MOSQUE GREAT MOSQUE OF SAMARRA HASAN AL-ASKARI HASAN IRAQ IRAQI ISLAM ISLAMIC LOCATION METAL MEZQUITA MINARET MOSLEM MOSQUE MOSQUES MUSLIM NINETIES NINETIES, THE NINETY DECADE OUTSIDE RELIGION RELIGIOUS SAMARRA' SAMARRA SHI'ITE SHIITE SHRINE THIRTIES