Malwiya Minaret

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Islamic architectural monument architectural structure minaret

Malwiya Minaret is the famous spiraling, cone-shaped minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra in Iraq, renowned as an iconic example of early Islamic architecture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Malwiya Minaret canonical	2
Malwiya spiral minaret	1
minaret for Great Mosque of Samarra	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic architectural monument ⓘ architectural structure ⓘ minaret ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Malwiya Tower ⓘ al-Malwiya ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Abbasid architecture ⓘ early Islamic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Great Mosque of Samarra ⓘ
builtDuring	reign of Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
category	Islamic architecture in Iraq ⓘ Towers in Iraq ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Iraq ⓘ
city	Samarra ⓘ
connectedTo	mosque courtyard by a bridge in original design ⓘ
constructionEnd	circa 852 CE ⓘ
constructionStart	circa 848 CE ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic symbol of Iraqi Islamic heritage ⓘ landmark of Samarra Archaeological City ⓘ
damageEvent	partially damaged during 2005 bombing in Iraq conflict ⓘ
elevationAccess	external spiral ramp leading to top ⓘ
function	call to prayer ⓘ Malwiya Minaret self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: minaret for Great Mosque of Samarra
governorate	Salah ad Din Governorate ⓘ surface form: Salah al-Din Governorate
height	approximately 52 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of Samarra Archaeological City UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
inspiredBy	Mesopotamian ziggurat forms (scholarly interpretation) ⓘ
locatedIn	Great Mosque of Samarra ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Salah ad Din Governorate ⓘ surface form: Salah al-Din Governorate Samarra ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive helical design ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ spiraling exterior ramp ⓘ
numberOfLevels	multiple stepped stages along spiral ⓘ
orientation	slightly leaning due to age and damage ⓘ
partOf	Great Mosque of Samarra ⓘ surface form: Great Mosque of Samarra complex
planType	cylindrical tower with spiral ramp ⓘ
protectionStatus	archaeological site under Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage ⓘ
region	Mesopotamia ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
shape	cone-shaped ⓘ spiral ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction in Samarra before security issues ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	276rev ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	2007 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samarra → hasPart → Malwiya Minaret ⓘ

Samarra → notableStructure → Malwiya Minaret ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwiya spiral minaret

Salah ad Din Governorate → hasHistoricalSite → Malwiya Minaret ⓘ

Malwiya Minaret → function → Malwiya Minaret self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: minaret for Great Mosque of Samarra