Al Qal‘ah
Al Qal‘ah is a locality in Samarra District, Salah ad Din Governorate. Al Qal‘ah is situated nearby to the locality Az Zuhūr, as well as near Al Qāţūl.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Mosque of Samarra and Shrine of Imam Ali al Hadi and Imam Hassan al Askari.
Great Mosque of Samarra
Archaeological site
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The Great Mosque of Samarra or Al-Malwiya Mosque is a former congregational mosque, now in partial ruins, in Samarra, in the Saladin Governorate of Iraq. Great Mosque of Samarra is situated 3 km northeast of Al Qal‘ah.
Shrine of Imam Ali al Hadi and Imam Hassan al Askari
Mosque
The Al-Askari Shrine, also known as the 'Askariyya Shrine and the Al-Askari Mosque, is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and mausoleum, located in the city of Samarra, in the Saladin Governorate of Iraq.
Samarra Barrage
Power station
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The Samarra Barrage is a multi-purpose barrage on the Tigris River adjacent of Samarra and north of Baghdad, Iraq. The main purpose of the dam is to divert floodwater in the Tigris River to Lake Tharthar through the Tharthar depression along with irrigation and an 84 MW hydro-electricity station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samarra.
Samarra
Samarra is a city in Iraq's Baghdad Belts. In 2007, UNESCO named Samarra one of its World Heritage Sites.
Al Qal‘ah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Qal’ah”, “Castle Area”, “Ḩayy al Qal‘ah”, and “Nahiyat al Qal‘ah”
- Location: Samarra District, Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.18644° or 34° 11′ 11″ northLongitude
43.85634° or 43° 51′ 23″ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
8H655VP4+HGGeoNames ID
99015
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In Other Languages
“Al Qal‘ah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القلعة”
- Arabic: “حي القلعة”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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