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  • Wasit

  • Wasit

    Wasit is an Islamic city built by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in c. 702 AD on the west bank of the Tigris. It is located in Wasit Governorate, south east of Kut in eastern Iraq.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Wasit.
    UNESCO Tentative List
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    Wasit

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2000

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Iraq

    Wasit

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    8th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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