Businesses in Samarra

Categories in Samarra

Auto Parts Store Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Motorcycle repair New car dealers Tire Shop Blacksmith Commercial Printer Electrical Appliance Wholesaler Farming Goldsmith Meat Wholesaler Wholesalers Clothing stores Men's clothing Sewing Shop Shoe stores Women's clothing Youth Clothing Store Internet Service Provider Mobile phone stores Telecommunications Service Provider Community Center Government Office Group Home Mosques Non-Governmental Organization Non-Profit Organization Post Office Power Station Religion Religious Destination Shrine Electronics Store Mobile Phone Repair Shop Building Materials Store Carpenter Construction of buildings Construction of houses Electrical Supply Store Electrician Home Goods Store Housing Development Painting College Education Educational Institution Education Center Elementary School High School Middle School Preschool Primary School University Libraries Photography Studio Public Library Stadiums and arenas Tourist Attraction Bakeries Barbecue Restaurant Cafes Candy stores Coffee Shop Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Internet cafes Produce Market Restaurants Western Restaurant Furniture stores Mattress stores Nurseries and garden supplies Tailor Banks Cemetery Dental Clinic Dentists Gynecologists and obstetricians Hospitals Medical Center Medical clinic Medical laboratories Veterinarian Walk-In Clinic Barbers Beauty salons Event Venue Hair Salon Call Center Apartment Building Apartment Complex Banquet Hall Condominium Complex Housing Complex Property Management Company Real Estate Agency Book stores and newsstands Computer stores Convenience stores Cosmetics Store Farm and ranch General Store Gift Shop Juice Shop Market Perfume Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Tobacco Shop Toiletries Store Gym Haunted House Playground Public parks Soccer Field Boarding House Freight/commercial transport Guest House Hostels Hotels and motels Housing Society Transportation Service Travel Agency Villa Warehouse Warehousing and storage Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Samarra

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	244
Grocery stores and supermarkets	165
Mosques	134
Education	133
Apartments	106
Restaurants	83
Electronics stores	82
Clothing stores	69
Car repair	66
Cafes	63
Religion	50

Samarra Facts

Area	4618.5 km²
Population	391,643
Male Population	198,364 (50.6%)
Female Population	193,279 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+265.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+85.9%
Median Age	19 years (Male: 18.7, Female: 19.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$7,671 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Al Dhabat Zone, Al Jabiria, Al Shurta, Al Mualmeen, Muskashafah Eastern
Local Time
Timezone	Arabian Standard Time
Lat & Lng	34.19590, 43.88568
Postal Codes	34010

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Samarra Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	107,178	164,772	210,634	295,477	391,643	429,615	467,094
Population Density	23.2 / km²	35.7 / km²	45.6 / km²	64 / km²	84.8 / km²	93 / km²	101.1 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Samarra Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 85.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Samarra	+265.4%	+137.7%	+85.9%
Saladin Governorate	—	—	—
Iraq	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Samarra Median Age

Median Age: 19 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Samarra	19 yrs	19.4 yrs	18.7 yrs
Saladin Governorate	19 yrs	19.4 yrs	18.7 yrs
Iraq	19 yrs	19.4 yrs	18.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Samarra Population Density

Population Density: 84.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Samarra	391,643	4,618.5 km²	84.8 / km²
Saladin Governorate	1.3 million	24,851 km²	54 / km²
Iraq	36.4 million	437,126.8 km²	83.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Samarra Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 700 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Samarra

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Samarra

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Samarra Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,373	$2,990	$6,169	$4,578	$5,720	$7,759	$7,428	$7,671
Total GDP	$797.1M	$527.9M	$1.3B	$1.1B	$1.5B	$2.6B	$2.7B	$2.9B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Samarra CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Samarra	1,448,539 tn	3.7 tn	313.6 tons/km²
Saladin Governorate	4,961,776 tn	3.7 tn	199.7 tons/km²
Iraq	134,886,662 tn	3.71 tn	308.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Samarra CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,448,539 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.7 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	313.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/5/12	6:50 AM	4.6	95.8 km	32,100 m	Iraq	usgs.gov
5/18/06	11:37 PM	4.4	90 km	30,000 m	Iraq	usgs.gov
1/18/00	7:03 AM	3.6	90.6 km	82,800 m	Iraq	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Samarra

(Arabic: سامَرّاء‎) is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, 125 kilometers (78 mi) north of Baghdad. In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 348,700. Samarra is in the Sunni Triangle. city wa..

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