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Samarra

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Settlement.name: Samarra
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iraq
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Samarra within Iraq
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Saladin
Settlement.population_as_of: 2003 est
Settlement.population_total: 348,700
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name: Samarra Archaeological City
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID: 276
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year: 2007
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Danger: 2007-

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Country: Iraq
Located in: Saladin Governorate
Population: 140400
Area: 31414
Elevation: 80
Capital of: Abbasid Caliphate
Image: The spiral minaret in Samarra.jpg
Significant event: list of World Heritage in Danger

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Commons gallery: سامراء
Commons category: Samarra
topic's main category: Category:Samarra
category for people born here: Q8071144
category of associated people: Category:People from Samarra
heritage designation: World Heritage Site
native label: سامراء
different from: Samaria
P8168: keep
postal code: 34010

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Prehistoric Samarra
Neo-Assyrian period
Abbasid capital
Modern era
Geography
Climate
Religious significance
Sports
In popular culture
Notable people
See also
References
Selected bibliography
External links

Samarra (, '''') is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, 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. In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 348,700. During the Iraqi Civil War (2006–2008), 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. In 2007, UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Samarra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.