Views from Iraq's Samarra city

SAMARRA, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 4: An aerial view of Al-Askari Shrine, where the 10th and 11th Shī'ite Imams, 'Ali al-Hadi and his son Hasan al-'Askari are buried with the Great Mosque of Samarra in the background, in Samarra, Iraq on February 4, 2022. The city of Samarra was founded by the Abbasid caliphs in the 9th century for Mamluk Turkish troops. The city, which was the capital of the Abbasids for many years, had become an important center of the Islamic world. The Shrines of Imam Ali al-Hadi and his son, Imam Hassan al Askari, who are considered to be the 10th and 11th imams of the Shiites, in the city continue to be important visiting places of the Shiite community today. (Photo by Karar Essa/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)