Jun 7, 2022
Al Malwiya , Samaraa 🇮🇶
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Al Malwiya , Samaraa 🇮🇶
On This Day In History
December 11th, 861: Assassination of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil by the Turkish guard, who raise al-Muntasir to the throne. Start of the "Anarchy at Samarra".
Unknown Title (1936) - Iraqi Artist ABDULQADIR AL RASSAM
An aerial view of the Great Mosque of Samarra' adjacent to one of Iraq's most known historical structures; Al Malwiya, which was later built as the Minaret for the mosque. The mosque was completed in during the reign of the Abbasid caliph Al Mutawakkil.
It is unclear whether the plane here seems to be burned from the front, or it might be just shadowing that have been damaged during the horrible preservation and conservation situations. Nevertheless, the plane could be part of the British colonialist forces?