Al-Shawaf Street
Al-Shawaf Street is a street in Samarra District, Salah ad Din Governorate. Al-Shawaf Street is situated nearby to the mosque Shrine of Imam Ali al Hadi and Imam Hassan al Askari, as well as near the archaeological site Great Mosque of Samarra.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrine of Imam Ali al Hadi and Imam Hassan al Askari and Great Mosque of Samarra.
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. Shrine of Imam Ali al Hadi and Imam Hassan al Askari is situated 440 metres southeast of Al-Shawaf Street.
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 1 km northeast of Al-Shawaf Street.
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 Al-Shawaf Street.
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-Shawaf Street
- Type: Street
- Also known as: “Ash Shawwāf Street” and “Shāri‘ ash Shawwāf”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Samarra District, Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.20234° or 34° 12′ 8″ northLongitude
43.8711° or 43° 52′ 16″ eastElevation
75 metres (246 feet)Open location code
8H656V2C+WCGeoNames ID
10349113
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In Other Languages
“Al-Shawaf Street” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شارع الشواف”
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