Bab al-Amma

Bab al-Amma is a historic site in , . Bab al-Amma is situated nearby to the castle .

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 3 km south of Bab al-Amma.

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 3½ km south of Bab al-Amma.

Tower
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The Great Mosque of Samarra or Al-Malwiya Mosque is a former congregational mosque, now in partial ruins, in , in the of . is situated 2½ km south of Bab al-Amma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samarra.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a city in 's . In 2007, UNESCO named one of its World Heritage Sites.

Bab al-Amma

Latitude
34.23012° or 34° 13′ 48″ north
Longitude
43.87063° or 43° 52′ 14″ east
Open location code
8H656VJC+27
Open­Street­Map ID
way 888490987
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle_wall
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Satellite Map

Discover Bab al-Amma from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Highlights include Bab al Amma and Caliph’s palace (Dar al-Khilafa).

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