Ar Ruşāfah

Ar Ruşāfah is a locality in , . Ar Ruşāfah is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Shaheed Monument and Hadhrat al-Qadiriyya.

, also known as the Martyr's Memorial, is a monument designed by Iraqi sculptor Ismail Fatah al-Turk and situated in the capital, . is situated 3 km east of Ar Ruşāfah.

Place of worship
Photo: Mustafa Waad Saeed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , is a Sufi mausoleum, , shrine and library complex, located in , in the of . The complex dedicated to Abdul-Qadir al-Gilani, the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order and its surrounding square is named .

Mosque
Photo: Osamah Ibrahim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Al-Khulafa Mosque, also known as the Al-Qasr Mosque, is a Sunni located in the district of , in the of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bab Al-Sharqi and Al-Wazireya.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of central , . It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq. is situated 2½ km south of Ar Ruşāfah.

Quarter
or Waziriyah is a neighborhood in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, . It is at one end of the Al-Sarafiya bridge, across the Tigris River from Utafiyah. is situated 2½ km northwest of Ar Ruşāfah.

Suburb
Bab al-Mu'adham is a prominent landmark in , . Bab al-Mu'adham was previously and historically one of the gates of Baghdad during the Ottoman Empire, leading to the mosque of Abu Hanifa, a renowned Islamic scholar. is situated 3 km west of Ar Ruşāfah.

Ar Ruşāfah

Latitude
33.35079° or 33° 21′ 3″ north
Longitude
44.4148° or 44° 24′ 53″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8H569C27+8W
Geo­Names ID
98711
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