Samarra
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| Sāmarrā' سامَراء Samarra |
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  Sāmarrā'
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| Coordinates: 34°11′54″N 43°52′27″E / 34.19833°N 43.87417°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kintra |  Iraq |
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| Province | Saladin Province | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indwallers (2003 est[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||
| - Tot | 348,700 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sāmarrā (Arabic: سامَرّاء) is a ceety in Iraq. It staunds on the east bank o the Tigris in the Saladin Province, 125 kilometers (78 mi) north o Baghdad an, in 2003, haed an estimatit population o 348,700.[1]
The offeecial name as referencit bi coins wis the Arabic phrase “Surra man ra’a” (Arabic: سر من رأى), which translates tae “who sees it rejoices”. But in vernacular it wis ayes cried Samarra.
In 2007, UNESCO namit Samarra ane of its Warld Heritage Steids.[2]
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://hhcom1.co.cc/english/Salah-Al-Din.html
- ↑ "Unesco names World Heritage sites", BBC News, 2007-06-28. Retrieved on 23 Mey 2010..
