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Shrine of Imam Ali al Hadi and Imam Hassan al Askari

Mosque

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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. Shrine of Imam Ali al Hadi and Imam Hassan al Askari is situated 610 metres southeast of Shurţat Sāmarrā’.

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 1¼ km east of Shurţat Sāmarrā’.

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 1½ km southwest of Shurţat Sāmarrā’.

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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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