Sāḩat az Zahrā’
Sāḩat az Zahrā’ is a square in Al-Kāżimiyyah, Baghdad Governorate. Sāḩat az Zahrā’ is situated nearby to the mosque Kadhimain Shrine, as well as near the suburb Kadhimiya.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kadhimain Shrine and Abu Hanifa Mosque.
Kadhimain Shrine
Mosque
Photo: Taisir Mahdi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kadhimiyya Mosque is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and shrine located in the Kādhimiya suburb of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. It contains the tombs of the seventh and ninth Twelver Shī'ī Imāms, respectively Mūsā al-Kādhim and his grandson Muhammad al-Jawad. Kadhimain Shrine is situated 780 metres north of Sāḩat az Zahrā’.
Abu Hanifa Mosque
Mosque
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The Abu Hanifa Mosque, also known as the Grand Imam Mosque, is a Sunni mosque and shrine, located in the A'dhamiyya district of northern Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Abu Hanifa Mosque is situated 2 km east of Sāḩat az Zahrā’.
Al-Aaimmah bridge
Bridge
Al-Aimmah Bridge is a bridge over the river Tigris in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The bridge links the areas of A'dhamiyyah, which is a majority Sunni Arab area, from its east bank, with the Shi'te area of Kadhimiyyah on its west. Al-Aaimmah bridge is situated 1½ km east of Sāḩat az Zahrā’.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kadhimiya and Amedi.
Kadhimiya
Suburb
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Kadhimiya or Kadhimayn is a northern neighbourhood of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It is about 5 kilometres from the city center, on the west bank of the Tigris.
Amedi
Quarter
Al-Adhamiyah, also Azamiya, is a neighborhood and east-central district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad.
Gheraiat
Quarter
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Gheraiat is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km north of Sāḩat az Zahrā’.
Sāḩat az Zahrā’
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Ash Shawaşah Square”, “Az Zahrā’ Square”, “Maydān Zahrā”, “Sāḩat ash Shawaşah”, and “Sahat az Zahra‘”
- Location: Al-Kāżimiyyah, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.37331° or 33° 22′ 24″ northLongitude
44.33937° or 44° 20′ 22″ eastElevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
8H5698FQ+8PGeoNames ID
6643182
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In Other Languages
“Sāḩat az Zahrā’” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ساحة الزهراء”
- Arabic: “ساحة الشوصة”
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