Things to do in Sāmarrā’, Iraq

The top attractions and places to visit in Sāmarrā’, by how many Wikipedias have an article about them: Samarra, Great Mosque of Samarra and Al-Askari Shrine, and 6 more within 20 km of the centre.

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Top attractions in Sāmarrā’

SamarraArchaeological site · 0 km from the centre
Great Mosque of SamarraMosque · 1.3 km from the centre
Al-Askari ShrineMosque · 1.2 km from the centre
Abu Delf MosqueMosque · 20 km from the centre
Tell es-SawwanArchaeological site · 8.9 km from the centre
MalwiyaTower · 1.4 km from the centre

Landmarks and monuments

SamarraWorld HeritageArchaeological site · 0 km from the centre · On the map
Tell es-SawwanArchaeological site · 8.9 km from the centre · On the map
MalwiyaTower · 1.4 km from the centre · On the map
Abbasid SamarraArchaeological site · 20 km from the centre · On the map
ApameaArchaeological site · 2.9 km from the centre · On the map

Churches, mosques and temples

Great Mosque of SamarraMosque · 1.3 km from the centre · On the map
Al-Askari ShrineMosque · 1.2 km from the centre · On the map
Abu Delf MosqueMosque · 20 km from the centre · On the map

Castles, palaces and cathedrals

Qasr al-'AshiqPalace · 8.7 km from the centre · On the map

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Day trips from Sāmarrā’

Baghdad106 km awaySeleucia6 stops in a day, starting at National Museum of Iraq

Photo credits

Samarra: Jim Gordon, CC BY 2.0
Great Mosque of Samarra: IgorF, CC BY-SA 3.0
Al-Askari Shrine: Amir Hossein Nasooti, CC BY 4.0
Abu Delf Mosque: Omarfox ali, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tell es-Sawwan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Malwiya: Abdo photo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Abbasid Samarra: Ekhlas Sami, CC BY-SA 4.0
Qasr al-'Ashiq: Tariqz321, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

The list comes from Wikidata (CC0): museums, castles, palaces, cathedrals, parks, gardens, zoos, squares, monuments and other landmarks with their own articles in at least three Wikipedias, the best known first.
Each place counts for one city, the one closest to it by size and distance, so nearby towns don’t repeat it.
There are no opening hours, tickets or pictures here: the Wikipedia article for each has them.