Ath Tharthar Bridge

Ath Tharthar Bridge is a bridge in Samarra District, Salah ad Din Governorate. Ath Tharthar Bridge is situated nearby to the power station Samarra Barrage.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Samarra Barrage and Great Mosque of Samarra.

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. Samarra Barrage is situated 1 km east of Ath Tharthar Bridge.

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 3½ km east of Ath Tharthar Bridge.

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 2½ km east of Ath Tharthar Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samarra.

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.

Ath Tharthar Bridge

Type: Bridge
Also known as: “Jisr ath Tharthār”
Category: transportation
Location: Samarra District, Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.19638° or 34° 11′ 47″ north

Longitude

43.84515° or 43° 50′ 43″ east

Elevation

64 metres (210 feet)

Open location code

8H655RWW+H3

GeoNames ID

10347520

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In Other Languages

“Ath Tharthar Bridge” goes by many names.

Arabic: “جسر الثرثار”

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