Al Bayyā‘
Al Bayyā‘ is a locality in Karkh, Baghdad Governorate. Al Bayyā‘ is situated nearby to the neighborhood At Ta’mim, as well as near Shaykh Shuramat.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. As-Salam Palace is situated 4 km northeast of Al Bayyā‘.
Al Jadriyah Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Solider 16IQ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al Jadriyah Bridge is situated 3 km northeast of Al Bayyā‘.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Rasheed and Al-Saydiya.
Al-Rasheed
Quarter
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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.
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 2½ km southeast of Al Bayyā‘.
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 3 km north of Al Bayyā‘.
Al Bayyā‘
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Bayya‘”, “Madīnat al Bayyā‘”, and “مدينة البياع”
- Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.26955° or 33° 16′ 10″ northLongitude
44.34419° or 44° 20′ 39″ eastElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
8H56789V+RMGeoNames ID
448995
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In Other Languages
“Al Bayyā‘” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البياع”
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