Samarra

Sāmarrā (Arabic: سامَرّاء‎) is a ceety in Iraq. It staunds on the east bank o the Tigris in the Saladin Province, 125 kilometer (78 mi) north o Baghdad an, in 2003, haed an estimatit population o 348,700.^[1]

Sāmarrā' سامَراء Samarra
Ceety
Minaret at the Great Mosque o Samarra
Sāmarrā'
Coordinates: 34°11′54″N 43°52′27″E
Kintra	Iraq
Province	Saladin Province
Population  (2003 est[1])
• Total	348,700
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Offeecial name	Samarra Airchaeological Ceety
Teep	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, iv
Designatit	2007 (33rd session)
Reference no.	276
State Pairty	Iraq
Region	Arab States
Endangered	2007–present

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]