Karikur Afandi
Karikur Afandi is a neighborhood in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad Governorate. Karikur Afandi is situated nearby to the neighborhood The Second Amin, as well as near the quarter Al-Amin al-Thaniyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rasheed Air Base and Diniktum.
Rasheed Air Base
Aerodrome
Al Rasheed Air Base is a major Iraqi Air Force base on the southeastern outskirts of Baghdad, in Diyala Governorate of Iraq. It is located approximately 11 kilometers southeast of downtown Baghdad. Rasheed Air Base is situated 3½ km southwest of Karikur Afandi.
Diniktum
Archaeological site
Diniktum, inscribed Di-ni-ik-tumKI, was a still unlocated middle bronze-age town often thought to be located somewhere in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. Diniktum is situated 3½ km west of Karikur Afandi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Amin al-Thaniyah and New Baghdad.
Al-Amin al-Thaniyah
Quarter
Al-Amin al-Thaniyah is a neighborhood in New Baghdad, a district on the east side of Baghdad. It was named after the Caliph al-Amin. In 2003, Shiites renamed it to "Al-Murthadha District", after Ali Murthadha, the first Shiite imam.
New Baghdad
Quarter
New Baghdad or Baghdad Al-Jidida is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. This district has eight Neighborhood Advisory Councils and a District Advisory Council.
Zayouna
Suburb
Zayouna is a neighbourhood of east Baghdad, Iraq. It is a diverse, upper middle-class area bordering the affluent Karrada suburb. Organisations based in Zayouna include the Iraq Football Association; the "Baghdad Bulletin", Iraq's English-language news magazine; and Tariq bin Ziad High School, featured in British-American-French television documentary film, The Boys from Baghdad High. Zayouna is situated 6 km northwest of Karikur Afandi.
Karikur Afandi
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Karīkur Afandī”, “Karīkur Afandī, Krīkor Afandī, Karikur Afandi, Krikor Afandi”, and “Krīkor Afandī”
- Category: locality
- Location: Al-Rusafa, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.305° or 33° 18′ 18″ northLongitude
44.515° or 44° 30′ 54″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
8H568G47+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2483942484OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
94808
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Karikur Afandi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كريكور أفندي”
- Arabic: “نواب الضباط”
- French: “Karikur Afandi”
- German: “Karikur Afandi”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مكتبة الزهور and PHC in Al-Amin.
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