Samarra
سَامَرَّاء | |
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City | |
 The spiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra (2016) | |
  Samarra Location of Samarra within Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 34°11′54″N 43°52′27″E / 34.19833°N 43.87417°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Saladin |
| Population (2003 est) | |
• Total | 348,700 |
| Official name | Samarra Archaeological City |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 276 |
| Inscription | 2007 (31st Session) |
| Endangered | 2007- |
| Area | 15,058 ha |
| Buffer zone | 31,414 ha |
Samarra (Arabic: سَامَرَّاء, Sāmarrāʾ) is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, 125 kilometers (78 mi) north of Baghdad. The modern city of Samarra was founded in 836 by the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim as a new administrative capital and military base.[1] In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 348,700.[citation needed] During the Iraqi Civil War (2006-08), Samarra was in the "Sunni Triangle" of resistance.
The archeological site of Samarra still retains much of the historic city's original plan, architecture and artistic relics.[2] In 2007, UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site.[3]
- ^ Northedge, Alastair E. (2012). "ʿAbbāsid art and architecture". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, Three. Brill. ISBN 9789004161658.
- ^ "Samarra Archaeological City". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Unesco names World Heritage sites". BBC News. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2010-05-23.