Alafraz

Alafraz is a village in , . Alafraz is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Mosque of Samarra and Al-Askari Shrine.

Archaeological site
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The or Al-Malwiya Mosque is a former congregational mosque, now in partial ruins, in , in the of . is situated 2½ km west of Alafraz.

Mosque
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The , also known as the 'Askariyya Shrine and the Al-Askari Mosque, is the mausoleums of the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams, Ali al-Hadi and Ḥasan al- Askari, located in , in the of . is situated 3 km west of Alafraz.

Tower
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The Great Mosque of Samarra or Al-Malwiya Mosque is a former congregational mosque, now in partial ruins, in , in the of . is situated 2½ km west of Alafraz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samarra.

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is a city in 's . In 2007, UNESCO named one of its World Heritage Sites.

Alafraz

Latitude
34.20328° or 34° 12′ 12″ north
Longitude
43.90735° or 43° 54′ 27″ east
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
8H656W34+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2480261724
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6782701
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Alafraz” goes by many names.

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