Outrage over demolition of 300-year-old minaret in Iraq
Cultural heritage officials are calling for greater protections of historic structures as the Siraji minaret in Basra is torn down for road expansion
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Cultural heritage officials are calling for greater protections of historic structures as the Siraji minaret in Basra is torn down for road expansion
Condemnation grew in Iraq after a 300-year-old minaret, viewed as a heritage site by the Ministry of Culture, was demolished in the southern city of Basra on Friday.
Culture Minister Ahmed al-Badrani told Reuters he had not given permission to destroy the Siraji Mosque’s minaret and that local antiquities authorities had agreed with the governor to relocate it.
Condemnation grew in Iraq after a 300-year-old minaret, viewed as a heritage site by the Ministry of Culture, was demolished in the southern city of Basra on Friday.
Condemnation grew in Iraq after a 300-year-old minaret, viewed as a heritage site by the Ministry of Culture, was demolished in the southern city of Basra on Friday.