Tomb of Hasan Al-Askari
Tomb of Hasan Al-Askari is a tomb in Samarra District, Salah ad Din Governorate. Tomb of Hasan Al-Askari is situated nearby to the mosque Al-Askari Shrine, as well as near the battlefield Site of the 2007 Al-Askari mosque bombing.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Askari Shrine and Great Mosque of Samarra.
Al-Askari Shrine
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.
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 Tomb of Hasan Al-Askari.
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 2 km west of Tomb of Hasan Al-Askari.
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.
Tomb of Hasan Al-Askari
- Type: Tomb
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Samarra District, Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.19886° or 34° 11′ 56″ northLongitude
43.87364° or 43° 52′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8H655VXF+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 13629159070OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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In Other Languages
“Tomb of Hasan Al-Askari” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ضريح الحسن العسكري”
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Highlights include Site of the 2007 Al-Askari mosque bombing and The New Masjid.
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