Demolition of 300-year-old Iraq mosque minaret for road expansion enrages locals


BASRA, Iraq — The demolition on Friday of a 300-year-old minaret of a mosque in Iraq’s southern city of Basra to make way for road expansion has enraged locals, religious and cultural authorities who condemned it as a further erosion of Iraq’s cultural heritage. Built in 1727, the 11-meter (36 ft) Siraji minaret and its […]

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