🏛️ Samarra Archaeological City
Capital of the Abbasid Caliphate (836–892 CE)
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed 2007 under criteria (ii), (iii), and (iv)
- Abbasid capital from 836 to 892 CE, spanning 40 kilometers along the Tigris River
- Covers over 5,000 hectares—one of the largest pre-industrial urban sites in the world
- Currently on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to looting, conflict, and neglect
Samarra Archaeological City in Iraq preserves the remains of an imperial Abbasid capital that shaped Islamic civilization in ...