Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf founded it around 702 AD midway between Kufa and Basra, hence its name, “the middle”.
It was abandoned when the Tigris changed course; its best-known survivor is an ornate gateway flanked by two minarets.
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مدينة واسط الأثرية
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