Ḩayy al Ma’ mūn

Ḩayy al Ma’ mūn is a locality in Karkh, Baghdad Governorate. Ḩayy al Ma’ mūn is situated nearby to the neighborhood Yarmouk, as well as near the locality Qahtan Square.

Places of Interest

Highlights include As-Salam Palace and Baghdad Tower.

As-Salam Palace

Castle

Photo: Botsojoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

As-Salam Palace is a palace located on Al-Kindi Street in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq. Rather than serving as the residence of the former president of Iraq Saddam Hussein and his family, it primarily housed visiting foreign dignitaries.

Baghdad Tower

Building

Baghdad Tower, previously called International Saddam Tower, is a 204 m TV tower in Baghdad, Iraq. The tower opened in 1994 and replaced a communications tower destroyed in the Gulf War.

Umm al-Tabul Mosque

Place of worship

Photo: Hamody al-iraqi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Umm al-Tabul Mosque is a large mosque located in the Yarmouk neighborhood of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Built in commemoration of the officers participating in the 1959 Mosul uprising, the mosque is notable for its unique architecture which takes inspiration from Egyptian Islamic architecture, specifically the Citadel of Saladin in Cairo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yarmouk and Mansour district.

Yarmouk

Neighborhood

Yarmouk is an upmarket neighborhood located within Mansour district in Baghdad, Iraq. It is adjacent to Baghdad Airport Road. Built in the 1950s, it was once home to numbers of high-ranking officials from Abdul-Karim Qasim's government.

Mansour district

Quarter

Al-Mansour or just Mansour is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is in western Baghdad and is bounded on the east by al-Karkh district in central Baghdad, to the north by Kadhimiya, to the west by Baghdad International Airport, and to the south by Baghdad Airport Road, on the other side of which is al-Rashid district.

International Zone of Baghdad

Neighborhood

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The Green Zone, formally Karradat Mariam, is a 10-square-kilometer area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq. It is the seat of the government of Iraq, home to government offices, ministries, state institutions, diplomatic missions, and palaces. International Zone of Baghdad is situated 3½ km east of Ḩayy al Ma’ mūn.

Ḩayy al Ma’ mūn

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Al Ma’mūn”, “Al Mammon”, “Al-Mamoun City”, “Hayy al Ma‘ mun”, “Ma’moon”, “Madīnat al Ma’mūn”, and “حي المأمون”
Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.30055° or 33° 18′ 2″ north

Longitude

44.3469° or 44° 20′ 49″ east

Elevation

41 metres (135 feet)

Open location code

8H56882W+6Q

GeoNames ID

93938

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