Samarra Barrage

The Samarra Barrage is a multi-purpose barrage on the Tigris River adjacent of and north of Baghdad, Iraq. The main purpose of the dam is to divert floodwater in the Tigris River to through the Tharthar depression along with irrigation and an 84 MW hydro-electricity station.
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Places of Interest Nearby

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

Archaeological site
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The or Al-Malwiya Mosque is a former congregational mosque, now in partial ruins, in , in the of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Samarra Barrage.

Mosque
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The , also known as the 'Askariyya Shrine and the Al-Askari Mosque, is a Twelver Shi'ite and mausoleum, located in the city of , in the of . is situated 1½ km east of Samarra Barrage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samarra.

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is a city in 's . In 2007, UNESCO named one of its World Heritage Sites.

Samarra Barrage

Latitude
34.19708° or 34° 11′ 50″ north
Longitude
43.85586° or 43° 51′ 21″ east
Open location code
8H655VW4+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 248604715
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
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