Samarra
Imperial capital
city in Iraq
Location: 34.1959, 43.8857 · Pleiades 894082
What this place is
- Imperial capital — the Abbasid caliphs' capital from 836, when the court moved up the Tigris from Baghdad, until it went back there in 892
Who is recorded here
In art
About the place
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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