Samarra - Wikipedia
Samarra (Arabic: سَامَرَّاء, Sāmarrāʾ) is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, 125 kilometers (78 mi) north of Baghdad. The modern city of Samarra was founded in 836 by the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim as …
Samarra | Iraq, Mosques, History, & Map | Britannica
2024年10月3日 · Samarra is a town in the Salah al-Din governorate, in central Iraq. From 836 to 892 CE it was the capital of the Abbasid empire. It is a pilgrimage center for Shi’i Muslims and the site of the shrine to Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari, the 11th and 12th imams.
Samarra, a palatial city - Smarthistory
The ingenious use of extant forms of glass and the application of novel glazing technologies in the architectural ornament of Samarra’s palaces reflects the status of Iraq in the early Abbasid period as the center of a major world empire with a robust economy and thriving intellectual culture.
Abbasid Samarra - Wikipedia
Samarra is a city in central Iraq, which served as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate from 836 to 892. Founded by the caliph al-Mu'tasim , Samarra was briefly a major metropolis that stretched dozens of kilometers along the east bank of the Tigris , but was largely abandoned in the latter half of the 9th century, especially following the ...
Great Mosque of Samarra - Wikipedia
'The Congregational Mosque in Samarra') is a mosque from the 9th century CE located in Samarra, Iraq. The mosque was commissioned in 848 and completed in 851 by the Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil who reigned (in Samarra) from 847 until 861.
Samarra - New World Encyclopedia
Sāmarrā (Arabic,سامراء) is a town in Iraq that in ancient times may have been the world's largest city. With its majestic mosques, gardens, and ruins of royal palaces extending 5.6 miles by 21.1 miles along the Tigris River, Samarra is one of four Islamic holy cities in Iraq.
Samarra: Abbasid capital | Heritage of the Middle East - Culture
Some 125 km from Baghdad, in Iraq, is one of the best-preserved medieval towns: Samarra. From a microsociety of soldiers, the city became a Muslim capital in the 8 th and 9 th centuries, thanks to the successive presence of eight caliphates.
Samarra | For UNESCO World Heritage Travellers
Samarra is a true symbol of Iraq. The spiral minaret of the Great Mosque is perhaps the most famous monument in this country, more famous than the monuments of Babylon. Although Samarra is quite close to Baghdad, it has been virtually inaccessible for many years.
Samarra Archaeological City | Silk Roads Programme - UNESCO
The ancient capital of Samarra dating from 836-892 provides outstanding evidence of the Abbasid Caliphate which was the major Islamic empire of the period, extending from Tunisia to Central Asia. It is the only surviving Islamic capital that retains its original plan, architecture and arts, such as mosaics and carvings.
Samarra I: The Historical Topography of Samarra
This is the first fundamentally new work to come out in half a century on one of the world’s most famous Islamic archaeological sites: Samarra in Iraq.