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Samara (given Name)
Samara is a female given name of various origins. It might refer to Samara, Iraq; Samara, Russia; or to Samara (fruit), winged fruit seeds. The name increased in use after it was used for Samara Morgan, an evil character in the 2002 horror film ''The Ring (2002 film), The Ring''.https://www.behindthename.com/name/samara People *Samara Almeida (born 1992), Brazilian volleyball player *Samara Downs, British ballerina *Samara Felippo (born 1978), Brazilian actress *Samara Golden (born 1973), American artist *Samara Halperin, American artist *Samara Heavrin, American politician *Samara Joy, American jazz singer *Samara Klar, American political scientist *Samara Lubelski, American musician *Murders of Lisa Fuillerat and Samara Routerberg, Samara Routerberg (1977-2017), American murder victim *Samara Weaving (born 1992), Australian actress and model Fictional characters *Samara Morgan, antagonist of the 2002 horror film ''The Ring'' *Samara (Mass Effect), Samara (''Mass Effect''), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara, Iraq
Samarra (, ') is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, north of Baghdad. The modern city of Samarra was founded in 836 by the Abbasid Caliphate, Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim as a new administrative capital and military base. In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 348,700. During the Iraqi civil war (2006–2008), Iraqi Civil War (2006–08), Samarra was in the "Sunni Triangle" of resistance. The Abbasid Samarra, archeological site of Samarra still retains much of the historic city's original plan, architecture and artistic relics. In 2007, UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site. History Prehistoric Samarra The remains of prehistoric Samarra were first excavated between 1911 and 1914 by the German archaeologist Ernst Herzfeld. Samarra became the type site for the Samarra culture. Since 1946, the notebooks, letters, unpublished excavation reports and photographs have been in the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
