Samarra

See also: samarra

English

Alternative forms

• Samarrah

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَامَرَّاء (sāmarrāʔ).

Proper noun

Samarra

1. A city in Iraq, on the east bank of the Tigris. In medieval times, it was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Derived terms

• appointment in Samarra