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Al-Askari Mosque Samarra, Iraq

Al-Askari Mosque Samarra, Iraq

Al-Askari Mosque is a mosque and shrine, a holy site of the Shi’ite Muslims commemorating Hassan al-Askar, a Twelver Shi’i Imam (846–874 CE). It was built in Samarra, Iraq, in 944.

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