Samarra

Summary

Samarra is an archaeological site^[1]. Samarra ranks in the top 1% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Samarra is located in Saladin Governorate^[3].
• Samarra is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Samarra's image is recorded as The spiral minaret in Samarra.jpg^[5].
• Samarra's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Samarra's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Samarra's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130270843^[8].
• Samarra's GND ID is recorded as 4105268-7^[9].
• Samarra's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86116843^[10].
• Samarra's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14640580f^[11].
• Samarra's IdRef ID is recorded as 068646305^[12].
• Samarra's postal code is recorded as 34010^[13].
• Samarra's Commons category is recorded as Samarra^[14].
• Samarra's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q13955 (ara)-Spotless Mind1988-سامراء.wav^[15].
• Samarra's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q13955 (ara)-Zinou2go-سامراء.wav^[16].
• Samarra's has part is recorded as Al-Mutawakkiliyya^[17].
• Samarra's has part is recorded as Samarra Centre Zone^[18].
• Samarra's has part is recorded as Samarra South Zone^[19].
• Samarra's has part is recorded as al-Istablat^[20].
• Samarra's has part is recorded as al-Quwayr^[21].
• Samarra's has part is recorded as Qubbat al-Sulaibiyya^[22].
• Samarra's has part is recorded as al-Ma'shuq^[23].
• Samarra's has part is recorded as Tell Umm al-Sakhr^[24].
• Samarra's has part is recorded as al-Huwaysilat Upper^[25].
• Samarra's has part is recorded as al-Huwaysilat Lower^[26].
• Samarra's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.1959, 'lon': 43.88568}^[27].

Body

Geography

Samarra is in the country of Iraq^[4]. Samarra is located in Saladin Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+150.58'}^[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+15058'}^[29], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+31414'}^[30]. Samarra's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+80'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+348700'}^[32], {'amount': '+201700'}^[33], and {'amount': '+140400'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[6] and big city^[7]. Samarra's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Samarra include Anarchy at Samarra^[36], a historical period^[37], in Abbasid Caliphate^[38].

Why It Matters

Samarra ranks in the top 1% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).^[2] Samarra has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Samarra is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Samarra include Anarchy at Samarra^[36], a historical period^[37], in Abbasid Caliphate^[38].