1) Arabic architecture 2) City of Asia 3) City of Iraq 4) City in Asia 5) City in Iraq 6) District capital of Iraq 7) World Heritage Site in Iraq 
flame-decorated cassock worn by those condemned by the Inquisition
• (n.) See Simar.
Sa·mar'ra noun See Simar . 
Ancient town in Iraq, on the River Tigris, 105 km/65 mi northwest of Baghdad; population (1998 est) 126,500. Founded in 836 by the Abbasid caliph Motassim, it was the Abbasid capital until 892 and is a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims. It is one of the largest archaeological sites in the world, and includes over 6,000 separate sites. ...