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Central Press News
1917
The Minaret of the Suq Al-Ghazi Mosque [Baghdad]

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Fostin Cotchen
The Suq al-Ghazl Minaret stands on the site of the original Khulafa Mosque, constructed between 902 and 908 by the Abbasid caliph Muqtafi. It was reconstructed multiple times, most significantly in 1272 after being burnt to the ground in 1258 during the Mongol invasion of Baghdad. The minaret was built in 1279, probably by the order of 'Ata Malik al-Juwaini, making it a product of the Ilkhanid period (1256-1353).
 
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