Hayy al Hamra
Hayy al Hamra is a neighborhood in Karkh, Baghdad Governorate. Hayy al Hamra is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hittin District, as well as near Al Amirya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Embassy of Germany and Umm al-Tabul Mosque.
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. Embassy of Germany is situated 3 km northeast of Hayy al Hamra.
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. Umm al-Tabul Mosque is situated 3 km southeast of Hayy al Hamra.
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. Baghdad Tower is situated 3½ km east of Hayy al Hamra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Khadhraa and Yarmouk.
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.
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.
Al-A’amiriya
Suburb
Al-A'amiriya is a neighborhood situated in the western part of Baghdad, Iraq. It is located in the Karkh and Mansour district on the way to Anbar Province. Al-A’amiriya is situated 2½ km west of Hayy al Hamra.
Hayy al Hamra
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Al Ḩamrā’”, “Hamrā’”, “Ḩayy al Ḩamrā, حي الحمراء, Hayy al Hamra, حي الحمراء”, “Hayy al Hamra‘”, and “Ḩayy al Ḩamrā’”
- Category: locality
- Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.3031° or 33° 18′ 11″ northLongitude
44.31692° or 44° 19′ 1″ eastElevation
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
8H568838+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2486263771OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
387282
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Hayy al Hamra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي الحمراء”
- Arabic: “حي حطين”
- French: “Hayy al Hamra”
- German: “Hayy al Hamra”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hittin District and Hittin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include متنزه حطين and Hittin District Police Station.
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