Al Yarmuk
Al Yarmuk is a quarter in Karkh, Baghdad Governorate. Al Yarmuk is situated nearby to the neighborhood حي الداخلية, as well as near Al Mamun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Umm al-Tabul Mosque and As-Salam Palace.
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.
As-Salam Palace
Castle
Photo: Botsojoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The as-Salam Palace, previously a home of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Since 2012, the palace has been certified as a Republican Palace.
Embassy of Germany
Government office
Photo: James (Jim) Gordon, CC BY 2.0.
The Embassy of Germany in Bagdad is the diplomatic mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Iraq. In addition, the Consulate General is working in Erbil as the second German representation in the Kurdistan Region in the north of the country.
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.
Al Khadhraa
Quarter
Al Khadhraa is a neighborhood in Mansour district, western Baghdad, Iraq. In 2004, the Iraqi Red Crescent Society opened a camp in Al Khadraa to provide shelter and assistance for families displaced by an upsurge in violence in Fallujah. Al Khadhraa is situated 3½ km northwest of Al Yarmuk.
Al Yarmuk
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Al Yarmouk”, “Al Yarmūk”, “Ḩayy al Yarmūk”, “Yarmouk”, and “حي اليرموك”
- Category: locality
- Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.29643° or 33° 17′ 47″ northLongitude
44.33661° or 44° 20′ 12″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8H5678WP+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 11527453137OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
387281
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In Other Languages
“Al Yarmuk” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “اليرموك”
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