🏛️ Samarra Archaeological City
Al-Quwayr component of a vast Abbasid capital along the Tigris River
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2007
- Abbasid caliphal capital, 836–892 CE
- Stretches 40 kilometres along the Tigris River; covers 5,000+ hectares
- On the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger
Samarra Archaeological City, located in Iraq along the Tigris River, is one of the world's largest and most ...