Ḩayy al ‘Āmil
Ḩayy al ‘Āmil is a locality in Karkh, Baghdad Governorate. Ḩayy al ‘Āmil is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shaykh Shuramat, as well as near the locality ‘Abd al Wāḩid.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 is a former home of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Since 2012, the palace has been certified as a Republican Palace. As-Salam Palace is situated 4 km northeast of Ḩayy al ‘Āmil.
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 northeast of Ḩayy al ‘Āmil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Rasheed and Yarmouk.
Al-Rasheed
Quarter
Photo: jamesdale10, CC BY 2.0.
Al Rasheed or Al Rashid is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is in southern Baghdad, on the western side of the Tigris River. Mansour district is to the north of the western half of the district, on the other side of the Baghdad Airport Road.
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. Yarmouk is situated 2½ km northeast of Ḩayy al ‘Āmil.
Al-Saydiya
Quarter
Al-Saydiya is a neighborhood in the Al Rashid district of southwestern Baghdad, Iraq. Baiyaa is to the north and Dora to the east. A once middle-class district, much of Al-Saydiya was built within the last three decades on prime real estate between Baghdad Airport Road and the main highway where it forks into central Baghdad and south to Basra. Al-Saydiya is situated 4 km southeast of Ḩayy al ‘Āmil.
Ḩayy al ‘Āmil
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al ‘Ummāl”, “Hayy al ‘Amil”, and “Ḩayy al ‘Ummāl”
- Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.27846° or 33° 16′ 43″ northLongitude
44.32956° or 44° 19′ 46″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
8H5678HH+9RGeoNames ID
448925
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In Other Languages
“Ḩayy al ‘Āmil” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي العامل”
- Arabic: “حي العمال”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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