Samarra facts for kids

Map showing Samarra near Baghdad

Sāmarrā (Arabic: سامراء) is a town in Iraq. It is on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad Din Governorate, 125 km north of Baghdad. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 348,700 people.

Samarra is a city of culture and heritage. Samarra is home to the Malwiya Mosque Minerat. People from Samarra are known for looking different in physical appearance to other Iraqis. They tend to have lighter skin, hair, eyes and have more caucasian looking characteristics.

Images for kids

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  Dirham of Al-Muntasir minted in Samarra, 861/862 AD

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  Remains of a large circular pool surrounded by reception halls in the Dar al-Khilafa palace, built by Al-Mu῾tasim (r. 833–842)

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  Shrine of Al-Askari

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  Abbasid Qasr al-'Ashiq

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  Female statuette, Samarra, 6000 BC

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  The Samarra bowl at the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin. The swastika in the center of the design is a reconstruction.

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  Chinese-made sancai pottery shard, 9th–10th century, found in Samarra, an example of Chinese influences on Islamic pottery. British Museum.

See also

In Spanish: Samarra para niños