Image: The spiral minaret in Samarra

Description: The spiral minaret in Samarra, Iraq. Samarra stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah-ad-Din Governorate, 125 kilometers (78 mi) north of Baghdad and, in 2002, had an estimated population of 201,700. UNESCO named Samarra one of its World Heritage Sites.
Title: The spiral minaret in Samarra
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Author: Jim Gordon
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