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a major historical city

http://www.yourencyclopedia.net/samarra.html

Samarra (ÓÇãÑÇÁ) is a town in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the province of Salah ad Din, 125 km north of Baghdad and, in 2002, had a population of some 201,700.

The town was one of the largest Mesopotamian cities of ancient times. Sites of interest include the Great Mosque with its unique spiral minaret, built in 847 when Samarra was, for a period of 56 years, the capital of the Muslim world.

It is also home to the mausoleums of the Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari, the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams, respectively, as well as the shrine of Muhammad al-Mahdi, known as the "Hidden Imam", who was the twelfth and final Imam of the Shia.

and a major archeological site

http://www.dur.ac.uk/derek.kennet/samarra.htm

The Samarra Archaeological Survey

Samarra is located on the east bank of the middle Tigris in Iraq, 125 km north of Baghdad, Between 836 (221 H) and 892 (279 H) it was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphs. Samarra expanded to an occupied area of 57 km², one of the largest cities of ancient times, whose remains of collapsed pisé and brick walls are still largely visible. Samarra is now one of the largest archaeological sites in the world.


Presentation of the Project
History of Samarra
Plan of Samarra
The Monuments of Samarra
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