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Samarra

City in Iraq.

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Samarra 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. Due to the presence of Al-Askari Shrine, the city is considered a holy site in Shia Islam.

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34.19590, 43.88568 · Saladin Governorate

Nearby

Al-Askari ShrineReligious sites
1.2 km
Great Mosque of SamarraReligious sites
1.3 km
Abu Delf MosqueReligious sites
20 km

Photo credits (3)

Al-Askari Shrine: Amir Hossein Nasooti · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Great Mosque of Samarra: IgorF · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Abu Delf Mosque: Omarfox ali · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons