Sūmar
Sūmar is a locality in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. Sūmar is situated nearby to the suburb Sha’ab, as well as near the neighborhood Al Maslakh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baghdad College.
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. Baghdad College is situated 4 km south of Sūmar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sha’ab and Ur.
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.
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.
Saba Abkar
Neighborhood
Saba Abkar is an area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, located on the eastern bank of Tigris, just outside of Adhamiya. Saba Abkar is situated 3½ km southwest of Sūmar.
Sūmar
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ḩayy Sūmar” and “Sumar”
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.41847° or 33° 25′ 7″ northLongitude
44.3869° or 44° 23′ 13″ eastElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
8H56C99P+9QGeoNames ID
6201366
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In Other Languages
“Sūmar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي سومر”
- Arabic: “سومر”
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