Al Qāhirah
Al Qāhirah is a locality in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. Al Qāhirah is situated nearby to the locality Nazl Rashīd ‘Alī, as well as near Ḩayy al Bayḑā’.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abu Hanifa Mosque and Baghdad College.
Abu Hanifa Mosque
Mosque
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The Abu Hanifa Mosque, also known as the Grand Imam Mosque, is a Sunni mosque and shrine, located in the A'dhamiyya district of northern Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Abu Hanifa Mosque is situated 3½ km west of Al Qāhirah.
Baghdad College
School
Baghdad College is an elite high school for boys aged 11 to 18 in Baghdad, Iraq. It was initially a Catholic school founded by and operated by American Jesuits from Boston.
North Gate Cemetery
Cemetery
The Baghdad War Cemetery is a cemetery in Baghdad in Iraq. The cemetery contains 4480 interments and commemorations. Many graves are marked by Commonwealth War Graves Commission gravestones. North Gate Cemetery is situated 3 km south of Al Qāhirah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Wazireya and Ur.
Al-Wazireya
Quarter
Al-Wazireya or Waziriyah is a neighborhood in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, Iraq. It is at one end of the Al-Sarafiya bridge, across the Tigris River from Utafiyah.
Ur
Neighborhood
Hayy Ur is a neighborhood in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, near Sadr city. In 2003, the United Nations Development Programme reported that almost every residence housing at least two families in Hayy Ur included a widow.
Sha’ab
Suburb
Sha'ab is a neighborhood of Adhamiyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, It is subdivided into Sha'ab east, Sha'ab south, Sha'ab north. The neighborhood is almost entirely Shia Muslim especially after the Shia militias takeover of the town in 2006 led by Mahdi Army known as the JAM which committed mass murders against Sunni families in order to create a Shia zone region in Baghdad. Sha’ab is situated 3½ km north of Al Qāhirah.
Al Qāhirah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Qahirah”, “Al Qīhirah”, “Ḩayy al Qāhirah”, “Qahira”, and “Qāhira”
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.38233° or 33° 22′ 56″ northLongitude
44.39248° or 44° 23′ 33″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
8H5699JR+WXGeoNames ID
387289
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In Other Languages
“Al Qāhirah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القاهرة”
- Arabic: “حي القاهرة”
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