Abu Dulaf Mosque

Abu Dulaf Mosque
Arabic: جامع أبو دلف
The spiral minaret of the Abu Dulaf Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Rite	Sunni
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	near Samarra, Iraq
Country	Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq
Location in Iraq
Geographic coordinates	34°21′40″N 43°48′08″E / 34.3611°N 43.8022°E / 34.3611; 43.8022
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture (Abbasid architecture)
Founder	Caliph Al-Mutawakkil
Date established	859 CE
Specifications
Interior area	46,800 square metres (504,000 sq ft)
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	32 metres (105 ft)

Abu Dulaf Mosque (Arabic: جامع أبو دلف) is an ancient historic mosque located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Samarra in the Saladin Governorate,^[1] Iraq. The mosque was commissioned by the 10th Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutawakkil in 859.^[2]

The archeological mosque, along with the Great Mosque of Samarra, represent a unique example of the planning, capacity, construction, and artistic in Islamic architecture and mosques in the Abbasid Caliphate, considered one of the finest. Their large dimensions and unique spiral minarets, these mosques demonstrate the pride and political and religious strength that correspond with the strength and power of the caliphate at that time. Even after the abandonment of the mosque by the Caliphate, the mosque remained partially preserved with some damages caused mainly by ploughing and cultivation. The mosque, along with the archeological city of Samarra, are a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.^[3]