Qal‘at Ibrāhīm
Qal‘at Ibrāhīm is a fort in Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate. Qal‘at Ibrāhīm is situated nearby to the town Mahmoudiyah, as well as near Yusufiyah.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sippar-Amnanum.
Sippar-Amnanum
Protected area
Sippar-Amnanum, modern Tell ed-Der in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, was an ancient Near Eastern city about 70 kilometers north of Babylon, 6 kilometers northeast of Sippar and about 26 kilometers southwest of modern Baghdad. Sippar-Amnanum is situated 4 km northwest of Qal‘at Ibrāhīm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahmoudiyah and Yusufiyah.
Mahmoudiyah
Town
Mahmoudiyah is a rural city south of Baghdad. Known as the "Gateway to Baghdad," the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign. Al-Mahmudiya has approximately 350,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Sunni Arabs, over 75% of Al-Mahmudiya are Sunni, as reported by the UNHCR IDPs list. Mahmoudiyah is situated 4 km east of Qal‘at Ibrāhīm.
Yusufiyah
Town
Yusufiyah is a regional township in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Yusufiyah is situated 7 km west of Qal‘at Ibrāhīm.
Latifiya
Town
Latifiya, named after Latifiya river, is an Iraqi town south of Baghdad, between Mahmoudiyah and Iskandariya, inhabited originally by 97,043 people. It has a mix of Sunni and Shia Muslim population, and surrounded by in the west and the east by rural areas dominated by Sunni Arabs, while its countryside and towns to the north and south are Shia in their majority. Latifiya is situated 8 km southeast of Qal‘at Ibrāhīm.
Qal‘at Ibrāhīm
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Qal’at Ibrahim”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.06893° or 33° 4′ 8″ northLongitude
44.32299° or 44° 19′ 23″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
8H56389F+H5GeoNames ID
449082
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