Samarra Archaeological City
Samarra Township, Salah al-Din Governorate
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Identifier |
276 |
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states |
iq |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(ii)(iii)(iv) |
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Title |
samarra archaeological city |
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latitude |
34.3409881592 |
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longitude |
43.8235435486 |
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location |
samarra township, salah al-din governorate |
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Region |
arab states |
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year |
2007 |
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unique number |
1456 |
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description |
samarra archaeological city is the site of a powerful islamic capital city that ruled over the provinces of the abbasid empire extending from tunisia to central asia for a century. located on both sides of the river tigris 130 km north of baghdad, the length of the site from north to south is 41.5 km; its width varying from 8 km to 4 km. it testifies to the architectural and artistic innovations that developed there and spread to the other regions of the islamic world and beyond. the 9th-century great mosque and its spiral minaret are among the numerous remarkable architectural monuments of the site, 80% of which remain to be excavated. |
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danger |
y 2007 |
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revision |
1 |
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