Rafidain العربية

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Qubbat al-Sulaybiyya

قبة الصليبية

AbbasidsSaladinWorld Heritage

An octagonal building on the west bank of the Tigris at Samarra, from the 9th century, thought to be among the earliest known Islamic mausoleums.

It is part of the Samarra Archaeological City World Heritage site.

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