Qal‘at Ḩamīd al Ḩabash

Qal‘at Ḩamīd al Ḩabash is a locality in Karkh, Baghdad Governorate. Qal‘at Ḩamīd al Ḩabash is situated nearby to the locality Qaryat al ‘Āşifah, as well as near As Sayyidīyah.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Camp Al-Saqr.

Camp Al-Saqr

Military installation

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Camp Al-Saqr, referred to by some media sources as Camp Falcon, Forward Operating Base Falcon, Joint Security Station Falcon, or Combat Outpost Falcon, was a United States military forward operating base in Iraq a short distance outside Baghdad, some 13 kilometres south of the Green Zone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Saydiya and Dora.

Al-Saydiya

Quarter

Al-Saydiya is a neighborhood in the Al Rashid district of southwestern Baghdad, Iraq. Baiyaa is to the north and Dora to the east. A once middle-class district, much of Al-Saydiya was built within the last three decades on prime real estate between Baghdad Airport Road and the main highway where it forks into central Baghdad and south to Basra.

Dora

Suburb

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Dora is a neighborhood in Al Rashid administrative district, southern Baghdad, Iraq. Before the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, it was home to the city's largest concentration of Christian Assyrians, as well as Mandaeans and Muslim families. Dora is situated 4½ km northeast of Qal‘at Ḩamīd al Ḩabash.

Al-Rasheed

Quarter

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Al Rasheed or Al Rashid is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is in southern Baghdad, on the western side of the Tigris River. Mansour district is to the north of the western half of the district, on the other side of the Baghdad Airport Road. Al-Rasheed is situated 4½ km northwest of Qal‘at Ḩamīd al Ḩabash.

Qal‘at Ḩamīd al Ḩabash

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Qal‘a Hamīd al Habash” and “Qal’at Hamid al Habash”
Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.23041° or 33° 13′ 50″ north

Longitude

44.36335° or 44° 21′ 48″ east

Elevation

35 metres (115 feet)

Open location code

8H5669J7+58

GeoNames ID

92599

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Qaryat al ‘Āşifah and As Sayyidīyah.

Notable Places Nearby

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