The spiral Malwiya Minaret of the 9th century Al-Jami Mosque at Samarra, northwest of Baghdad, is emblematic of Iraq. The Mongols destroyed the mosque in 1278 but left the minaret standing.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/79721788@N00">David Stanley</a> from Nanaimo, Canada
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/30553349415/">Malwiya Minaret</a>