The College of Archaeology at Al-Qadisiyah University holds a scientific symposium on the antiquities and heritage of Samarra

Under the patronage of the President of Al-Qadisiyah University, Prof. Dr. Kazem Jabr Al-Jubouri, and under the supervision of the Dean of the College of Archeology, Assistant Professor Dr. Rajwan Faisal Al-Mayali, and in cooperation with the Samarra Heritage Center affiliated with the Holy Military Shrine, the College of Archeology at Al-Qadisiyah University held a scientific symposium entitled (A View of the Antiquities and Heritage of the City of Samarra). The symposium was attended by Assistant Professor Dr. Latif Tayeh Hassoun Al-Issawi, who presented a research entitled (The City of Samarra, the Abbasid Capital), in which he discussed the location of the city, the reasons for Caliph Al-Mu’tasim Billah choosing it, and the historical narratives related to it, in addition to shedding light on its most prominent architectural landmarks. Also, Dr. William Dedman Morton – Durham University, who reviewed in his research (Encroachments on the Antiquities of the City of Samarra) using aerial photographs and a GIS program to compare urban changes and study the extent of encroachments on archaeological sites in the city