Malwiya

The Great Mosque of Samarra or Al-Malwiya Mosque is a former congregational mosque, now in partial ruins, in , in the of .
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: minaret
  • Also known as: “Al Malwiyah”, “Al Malwīyah”, “Malwīya Tower”, and “ملوية سامراء”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Mosque of Samarra and Al-Askari Shrine.

Archaeological site
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The or Al-Malwiya Mosque is a former congregational mosque, now in partial ruins, in , in the of . is situated 110 metres south of Malwiya.

Mosque
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The , also known as the 'Askariyya Shrine and the Al-Askari Mosque, is the mausoleums of the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams, Ali al-Hadi and Ḥasan al- Askari, located in the city of . is situated 1 km southwest of Malwiya.

Power station
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The is a multi-purpose barrage on the Tigris River adjacent of and north of Baghdad, Iraq. The main purpose of the dam is to divert floodwater in the Tigris River to through the Tharthar depression along with irrigation and an 84 MW hydro-electricity station. is situated 2½ km southwest of Malwiya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samarra.

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is a city in 's . In 2007, UNESCO named one of its World Heritage Sites.

Malwiya

Latitude
34.20717° or 34° 12′ 26″ north
Longitude
43.88029° or 43° 52′ 49″ east
Elevation
82 metres (269 feet)
Height
2.7 metres (8.9 feet)
Open location code
8H656V4J+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1059864911
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Geo­Names ID
99089
Wiki­data ID
Q6745161
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Malwiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الملوية”
  • Catalan: “al-Malwiyya”
  • Esperanto: “Minareto de Samaro”
  • French: “Grande Mosquée de Samarra”
  • German: “Malwiya”
  • German: “Malwiyya”
  • German: “Minarett von Samarra”
  • Japanese: “マルウィヤ・ミナレット”
  • Polish: “Spiralny Minaret”
  • Portuguese: “Malwiya”
  • Russian: “Малвия”
  • Ukrainian: “Мальвія”
  • Urdu: “ملویہ منارہ”

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