| Great Mosque of Samarra | |
|---|---|
Arabic: جَامِع سَامَرَّاء ٱلْكَبِيْر مَسْجِد سَامَرَّاء ٱلْكَبِيْر ٱلْمَسْجِد ٱلْجَامِع فِي سَامَرَّاء | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque and shrine |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Samarra, Iraq |
  Location in Iraq | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°12′21″N 43°52′47″E / 34.20583°N 43.87972°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic |
| Style | Abbasid |
| Founder | Al-Mutawakkil |
| Date established | 848 CE |
| Completed | 851 CE |
| Destroyed | 1278 CE |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| Official name | Samarra Archaeological City |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 276 |
| Inscription | 2007 (31st Session) |
| Endangered | 2007- |
| Area | 15,058 hectares (37,210 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 31,414 hectares (77,630 acres) |
The Great Mosque of Samarra (Arabic: جَامِع سَامَرَّاء ٱلْكَبِيْر, romanized: Jāmiʿ Sāmarrāʾ al-Kabīr, Arabic: مَسْجِد سَامَرَّاء ٱلْكَبِيْر, romanized: Masjid Sāmarrāʾ al-Kabīr, or Arabic: ٱلْمَسْجِد ٱلْجَامِع فِي سَامَرَّاء, romanized: al-Masjid al-Jāmiʿ fī Sāmarrāʾ, lit. 'The Congregational Mosque in Samarra') is a mosque from the 9th century CE located in Samarra, Iraq. The mosque was commissioned in 848 and completed in 851 by the Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil who reigned (in Samarra) from 847 until 861. At the time of construction, it was the world's largest mosque.[1] It is known for its 52 metres (171 ft) high minaret encircled by a spiral ramp. The mosque is located within the 15,058-hectare (37,210-acre) Samarra Archaeological City UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed in 2007.[2]
- ^ al-Amid, Tahir Muzaffar (1973), "The Abbasid Architecture of Samarra in the Reign of both al-Mu'tasim and al-Mutawakkil", Baghdad: Al-Ma'aref Press: 156–193
- ^ "Unesco names World Heritage sites". BBC News. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2010-05-23.