Demolition of historic minaret in Basra unveils Iraq cultural heritage struggle - Region - Heritage

For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret fashioned from weathered bricks and its pinnacle inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of Basra in southern Iraq

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