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Samarra

Samarra · سامراء

Caliphal Palace, Dar al-Khalifa

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Faqscl · 2018-02-23 18:08:46 · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Ninth-century palace door from Samarra · now in the Louvre

1 / 1 · Ninth-century palace door from Samarra · now in the Louvre

Faqscl · 2018-02-23 18:08:46 · Read original · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The Caliphal Palace is integral to Abbasid Samarra.

Identity and history

The Caliphal Palace is integral to Abbasid Samarra. Reception, residence and service spaces reveal palace organisation through remains and archaeological plans. Its significance includes roads, river and other buildings rather than one surviving wall.

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UNESCO World Heritage Centre · Samarra Archaeological City

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Distinguish surface remains, excavations and scholarly reconstruction. Hypothetical elements are diagrams rather than real-site photographs.

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UNESCO World Heritage Centre · Samarra Archaeological City

Coverage
Cited background only; see dated evidence capture. Current statistics are separate fact records.
Source publication date
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2026-10-13
Last content verification
2026-10-13T00:40:58.900435+00:00
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