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{{Short description|Mosque in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq}} | {{Short description|Mosque in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq}} | ||
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{{Infobox religious building | {{Infobox religious building | ||
| name = Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai Mosque | | name = Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai Mosque | ||
| native_name = | | native_name = {{lang|ar|جامع اﺍلشﯾﻳخ عبدﺩ اﺍلعزﺯﯾﻳزﺯ اﺍلسامرﺭاﺍئي}} | ||
| native_name_lang = | | native_name_lang = ar | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| image_upright = | | image_upright = | ||
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| map_relief = 1 | | map_relief = 1 | ||
| map_caption = Location of the former mosque in [[Iraq]] | | map_caption = Location of the former mosque in [[Iraq]] | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|33.3450|43.7865|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:IQ-AN|display= | | coordinates = {{coord|33.3450|43.7865|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:IQ-AN|format=dms|display=it}} <!--source: Google Maps --> | ||
| coordinates_footnotes = | | coordinates_footnotes = | ||
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]] | | religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]] | ||
| locale = | | locale = | ||
| location = [[Fallujah]], [[ | | location = [[Fallujah]], [[Al Anbar Governorate]] | ||
| deity = | | deity = | ||
| rite = | | rite = | ||
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| province = | | province = | ||
| region = | | region = | ||
| country = | | country = [[Iraq]] | ||
| administration = | | administration = | ||
| consecration_year = | | consecration_year = | ||
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| website = | | website = | ||
| architect = | | architect = | ||
| architecture_type = [[Islamic architecture]] | | architecture_type = {{nowrap|[[Islamic architecture]]}} | ||
| architecture_style = | | architecture_style = | ||
| founded_by = | | founded_by = | ||
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| interior_area = | | interior_area = | ||
| height_max = | | height_max = | ||
| dome_quantity = | | dome_quantity = One | ||
| dome_height_outer = | | dome_height_outer = | ||
| dome_height_inner = | | dome_height_inner = | ||
| dome_dia_outer = | | dome_dia_outer = | ||
| dome_dia_inner = | | dome_dia_inner = | ||
| minaret_quantity = | | minaret_quantity = {{nowrap|One {{small|(slightly damaged)}}}} | ||
| minaret_height = | | minaret_height = | ||
| spire_quantity = | | spire_quantity = | ||
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The '''Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai Mosque''' is an [[Islamic]] [[mosque]] located in [[Fallujah]], [[Iraq]]. | The '''Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai Mosque''' ({{langx|ar|جامع اﺍلشﯾﻳخ عبدﺩ اﺍلعزﺯﯾﻳزﺯ اﺍلسامرﺭاﺍئي}}) is an [[Islamic]] [[mosque]] located in [[Fallujah]], in the [[Al Anbar Governorate]] of [[Iraq]]. Historically, a predominantly [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] city, prior to the [[Iraq War]], Fallujah was described as "the city of 120 mosques".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25658586 |title=Falluja: Embattled city of mosques |work=[[BBC News]] |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=20 June 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Thompson, Harvey |url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/01/fall-20j.html |title=The “City of Mosques” has become the “City of Rubble” |work=World Socialist Web Site |publisher=[[International Committee of the Fourth International]] |date=20 January 2005 |access-date=20 June 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Farook, Latheef | ||
|url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/8-international/34044-genocide-and-destruction-of-fallujah |title=Genocide and destruction of Fallujah |work=[[The Milli Gazette]] |date=2 April 2023 |access-date=20 June 2025 }}</ref> | |||
== During the Iraq War == | |||
In 2004, during the [[First Battle of Fallujah|first battle of Fallujah]], the mosque came to worldwide attention when Sunni militants inside the mosque directed small-arms and rocket fire at [[United States Marine Corps|US Marines]]. US forces returned fire, when a [[Bell AH-1 Cobra#US military|Cobra helicopter]] fired a [[Hellfire missile]] at the base of the mosque's [[minaret]] and a [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon#United States|F-16]] intentionally dropped a bomb on the mosque.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/595054350/Fighting-spreads-in-Iraq-mosque-hit-in-Fallujah.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923002124/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/595054350/Fighting-spreads-in-Iraq-mosque-hit-in-Fallujah.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2018 |title=Fighting spreads in Iraq; mosque hit in Fallujah |work=Deseret News |agency=[[Associated Press]] |author1=Mroue, Bassem |author2=Saad, Abdul-Qader |date=7 April 2004 |accessdate=10 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/middle_east-jan-june04-iraq_04-07 |title=Mosque in Fallujah Hit As Fighting Spreads in Iraq |work=[[PBS NewsHour]] |date=7 April 2004 |accessdate=10 February 2019 }}</ref> A US Marines brigadier general said the mosque would ordinarily have protection under the [[Geneva Convention]], but added that the attacks from inside the building caused it to lose its status. It was initially claimed that forty rebels had been killed in the strike,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/u-s-hits-mosque-compound-in-fallujah |title=U.S. Hits Mosque Compound in Fallujah |work=[[Fox News]] |date=7 April 2004 |accessdate=10 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/07/fallujah.strike/ |title=Marines: U.S. bombed Iraqi mosque wall |work=[[CNN]] |date=7 April 2004 |accessdate=10 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3608315.stm |title=US bombards Iraq mosque complex |work=[[BBC News]] |date=8 April 2004 |accessdate=10 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/40-dead-as-us-bombs-fallujah-mosque-20040408-gdip2j.html |title=40 dead as US bombs Fallujah mosque |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |date=8 April 2004 |accessdate=10 February 2019 }}</ref> but it was later stated that no bodies were actually found at the scene. Other sources claim as many as fifty were killed in the attack.<ref>{{cite web |title= U.S. hits Fallujah mosque complex; Rumsfeld signals tour extensions |work= [[Seattle Times]] |date= 2004-04-08 |url= http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001898327_iraq08.html |accessdate= 2012-02-05 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120111032920/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001898327_iraq08.html |archive-date= 2012-01-11 |url-status= dead }}</ref> | |||
During the [[Fall of Fallujah|2014 fall of Fallujah]], the mosque was attacked by a mortar shell. In June 2016, during the [[Third Battle of Fallujah|third battle]], members of a [[Shia Islam|Shia]] militia, most likely members of [[Islamic State]], were purportedly photographed in the mosque ''[[sahn]]''. [[Iraqi security forces]] again attacked the mosque. Minimal damage was reported.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Danti, Michael D. |author2=Cuneo, Allison |author3=Penacho, Susan |author4=Al-Azm, Amr |author5=Rouhani, Bijan |author6=Gabriel, Marina |author7=Kaercher, Kyra |author8=O’Connell, Jamie |url=https://www.asor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ASOR_CHI_Weekly_Report_99–100r.pdf |title=Incident Reports: Iraq: IHI 16-0019: July 5, 2016 {{!}} Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria and Iraq |work=ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives |pages=61, 64, 86-88 |format=includes images of the mosque |date=July 5, 2016 |access-date=20 June 2025 }}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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{{Mosques in Iraq}} | {{Mosques in Iraq}} | ||
[[Category:Fallujah in the Iraq War]] | [[Category:Fallujah in the Iraq War]] | ||
[[Category:Iraq War sites]] | [[Category:Iraq War sites]] | ||
[[Category:Mosque bombings in Iraq]] | [[Category:Mosque bombings in Iraq]] | ||
[[Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Iraq]] | |||
[[Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Iraq]] | |||
[[Category:Mosques destroyed as a result of Arab–Israeli armed engagements]]<!-- There is no evidence that the mosque was "destroyed". Damaged = yes --> | |||
[[Category:Mosques in Fallujah]] | |||
[[Category:Sunni mosques in Iraq]] | |||
{{Iraq-mosque-stub}} | {{Iraq-mosque-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 05:23, 21 June 2025
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox religious building The Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai Mosque (Template:Langx) is an Islamic mosque located in Fallujah, in the Al Anbar Governorate of Iraq. Historically, a predominantly Sunni city, prior to the Iraq War, Fallujah was described as "the city of 120 mosques".[1][2][3]
During the Iraq War
In 2004, during the first battle of Fallujah, the mosque came to worldwide attention when Sunni militants inside the mosque directed small-arms and rocket fire at US Marines. US forces returned fire, when a Cobra helicopter fired a Hellfire missile at the base of the mosque's minaret and a F-16 intentionally dropped a bomb on the mosque.[4][5] A US Marines brigadier general said the mosque would ordinarily have protection under the Geneva Convention, but added that the attacks from inside the building caused it to lose its status. It was initially claimed that forty rebels had been killed in the strike,[6][7][8][9] but it was later stated that no bodies were actually found at the scene. Other sources claim as many as fifty were killed in the attack.[10]
During the 2014 fall of Fallujah, the mosque was attacked by a mortar shell. In June 2016, during the third battle, members of a Shia militia, most likely members of Islamic State, were purportedly photographed in the mosque sahn. Iraqi security forces again attacked the mosque. Minimal damage was reported.[11]
See also
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