Samarra

[ suh-mahr-uh ]

/ səˈmɑr ə /

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noun

a town in central Iraq, on the Tigris: seat of the early Abassid caliphs.

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Words nearby Samarra

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How to use Samarra in a sentence

He prepared operations south of Samarra and north of Baghdad.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It has been six months since unknown insurgents destroyed the Al-Askari mosque in Samarra.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She says, Shi'a people leave Adh Dhouloueya and go to Samarra.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are the victims of Shia death squads in Samarra and Tikrit.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“The Peace Brigades have been welcomed by the Sunni people of Samarra,” he said.
Baghdad’s Shia Militia Plans for War on ISIS|Jacob Siegel|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Samarra is itself historic enough, though it only appears in Western history as the scene of the action in which Julian fell.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
He was born in 777, wrote extensively (since at least forty of his works have been catalogued), and died in 857 in Samarra.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
Samarra is very ancient, and has passed through periods of great depression and equally great expansion.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
Between Daur and Samarra there was nothing but desert, with gazelles and jackals the only permanent inhabitants.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
The country around Samarra is not unlike in character the southern part of Arizona and northern Sonora.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt