Alsinaa’ checkpoint

Alsinaa’ checkpoint is a police station in Samarra District, Salah ad Din Governorate. Alsinaa’ checkpoint is situated nearby to the mosque جامع أبو أيوب الأنصاري.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Askari Shrine and Great Mosque of Samarra.

Al-Askari Shrine

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. Al-Askari Shrine is situated 1½ km north of Alsinaa’ checkpoint.

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 north of Alsinaa’ checkpoint.

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 northwest of Alsinaa’ checkpoint.