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Samarra
Samarra
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Samarra
Samarra is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate. The city was once the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and the only remaining Islamic capital that retains its original plan. Samarra was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
Site Information
Country: Iraq
District: Saladin Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Assyrian
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Samarra Archaeological City
Date of Inscription: 2007
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