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Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq

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Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq: Al-Malwiyyah minaret

Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq: Al-Malwiyyah minaret

Al-Malwiyyah spiral minaret (left) and ruins of the Great Mosque of Sāmarrāʾ in Sāmarrāʾ,...

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