Samarra Ulu Cami

Great Mosque of Samarra
Arabic: جَامِع سَامَرَّاء ٱلْكَبِيْر مَسْجِد سَامَرَّاء ٱلْكَبِيْر ٱلْمَسْجِد ٱلْجَامِع فِي سَامَرَّاء
The spiral minaret of the mosque
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 / 34.20583; 43.87972
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)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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]