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Samarra Barrage

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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. Samarra Barrage is situated 210 metres southwest of Samarra Dam.

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 2½ km northeast of Samarra Dam.

Al-Askari Shrine

Mosque

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The Al-Askari Shrine, 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 the city of Samarra, Saladin Governorate of Iraq. Al-Askari Shrine is situated 1½ km east of Samarra Dam.

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Samarra

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

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