The Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah and Salem Street, Tourism in Iraqi Kurdistan
The Great Mosque (Kaka Ahmad Al-Sheikh Mosque) is located in the center of the city of Sulaymaniyah. It dates back to the founding of the city of Sulaymaniyah. The mosque was built by order of Ibrahim Pasha Baban in 1784. It contains an ancient minaret built by order of Sultan Abdul Hamid Khan in 1880…