Jazirat Umm al Khanazir

Jazirat Umm al Khanazir is an island in , . Jazirat Umm al Khanazir is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Jazīrat Umm al Khanāzīr, Jazirat Umm al Khanazir”, “Um Al Khanazeer”, “Um Al-Khanzeer Island”, and “Umm al Khanāzīr Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include As-Salam Palace and Al Jadriyah Bridge.

Castle
Photo: Botsojoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a palace located on Al-Kindi Street in the of , . Rather than serving as the residence of the former president of Iraq Saddam Hussein and his family, it primarily housed visiting foreign dignitaries.

Bridge
Photo: Solider 16IQ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Makaay31, CC0.
The is a public building located in the , in , . Prior to 2003 the building was employed as a and featured a large .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Jadriya and Yarmouk.

Suburb
Photo: Ali hassan 28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood in , . It is situated along the Tigris River and shares a significant but comparatively smaller part of the peninsula with the neighboring district.

Neighborhood
is an upmarket neighborhood located within in , . 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.

Neighborhood
Photo: NetSerfer, Public domain.
The Green Zone, formally Karradat Mariam, is a 10-square-kilometer area in the of central , . It is the seat of the government of Iraq, home to government offices, ministries, state institutions, diplomatic missions, and palaces.

Jazirat Umm al Khanazir

Latitude
33.2875° or 33° 17′ 15″ north
Longitude
44.36833° or 44° 22′ 6″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8H5679P9+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2486263782
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
387292
Wiki­data ID
Q26841397
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Jazirat Umm al Khanazir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أم الخنازير”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة أم الخنازير”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة الأعراس”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة ام الخنازير”
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat Umm al Khanāzīr”
  • Central Kurdish: “ئوم خەنازیر”
  • French: “Jazirat Umm al Khanazir”
  • German: “Jazirat Umm al Khanazir”
  • Swedish: “Jazīrat Umm al Khanāzīr”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Qadissiya and Muaskar Washash;Camp Washash.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Um Al Khanzeer Island and روانه الهكر.

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