Salah-Al-Din Province

Salah-Al-Din Province
It is located in the middle of Iraq Tikrit is its center and Samara is its largest cities,it is about 24,363 km , named after leader Salah Al-Din Al-Auyybi who was born in it . Salah Al-Din is considered one of the historical provinces it has ancient depth in Iraqi civilizations it has nine districts Samara ,Tikrit, Beji ,Balad ,Al-Shirkat ,Al-Door, Toz-Karmato ,Al-dijel and Amerli .Tourist ,Religious and Archeological Sites in the Province

Al-Asskarian Shrine 
It is known officially as The Holy Shrine of Asskarian, where Imam Ali Al-Hadi and his son Imam Al-Hassan Al-Askari had buried ,they are fromThe Twelfth Imams Of Shea sect ,the shrine is located in Samara city at the north of Baghdad on the eastern bank of Tigris ,it is the most important religious sites in the city the shrine is surrounded by many houses, hotels and shops its considered the hart of city and a religious - tourism center ,Muslims generally come to visit it .

Al-Said Mohammed (Sabh-Al-Dujail )
He is Al-Said Mohammed Bin Imam Ali Al-Hadi p.b.u. them ‚he is known as Sabh Al-Dujail ,this name come from the fact that thieves couldn't steal his visitors in the past times because they are afraid of him and because he has great place in the heart of people ,he shows great miracles in many situations .

Abo-Dalaf Mosque
It is a historical mosque, built by Abbasid Caliph Al-Motawakil in 859 AD its design is similar to Al-Malwia Mosque ,it is one of the largest mosques in the world term of area, and considered one of the most important remaining sites in old Samara .

Samara City
It is one of the old Islamic cities, it extends on the Eastern side of Tigris for about 35 km ,the city starts from the boundary of New Samara to south where you see the Great Mosque, Minaret of Malwia and the palace of Balkora ,Al-Qaim and Al-Qadissia , then to the North where the Caliph Palace , Al-Frossia Square , Al-Aleek hill, the Mosque of AbiDalaf, Al-Motawaklia and Al-Risasi river, while in the south of city Caliphs built some palaces ,the most important ones of them are Al-Mashooq palace and al-Hoisalat ,but the most important thing to see in Samara is the Shrine of Al-Asskarian p.b.u.them

Assure (Al-Shirkat Castle )
It is an ancient city returns to modern Assurian Kingdom ,the remains of archeological city are located at the west of Tigris, the city was populated since the third millennium BC .

The Caliph Palace or Caliph House
It is a historical palace in Samara city, built by Al-Motasim the Abbasid Caliph in 836 AD, it was the headquarter of the government in his time and then the times of the Caliphs who followed him.

The Anceint Castle of Tikrit
It is located on the hills, in the middle of water, it is one of the important landmarks in Tikrit, it is about 175 km away from Baghdad, the famous leader Salah Aldin was born on its land, it is fortified castle returns to the history of BC.

Al-Malwia Mosque
It is a historical mosque, located in Samara, was built by Abbasid Caliph Al-Motawakil between 848 to 851 AD its minaret is one of the important landmarks of Abbasid architect.

Churches in the Province
The Green Church
It is located on the peak of Tikrit mountain about 175 km away from noth of Baghdad, in what is known recently as prisedential palaces area it was built in the seventh century with red stones on a stepped stone elevation, 30 m above Tigris level,it is one of the most ancient churches in the world in the time when Tikrit was ruling the area from Bahrain till Afganistan in 628 AD.