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22-Jun-2020

Al-Askari Shrine

Scanned from a photo postcard from the 1920's
A view of the Al-Askari Shrine in Sammarah, Iraq
The Shia shrine was originally built in 944, remodeled in 1868 and the dome added in 1905
The dome was destroyed by a bomb in 2006 and the minarets were destroyed by an al-Qaeda attack in 2007. They have subsequently been rebuilt


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