Al Fajr

Al Fajr is a locality in , . Al Fajr is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buratha Mosque and Al-Zawra’a Stadium.

Mosque
Photo: Zaid isam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Twelver Shi'ite , located in the district of , . It is an important holy site for Twelver Shi'ites. The mosque was allegedly built in the 7th century over an old Nestorian Christian monastery, and it is now located at least 5 kilometres from the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque.

Stadium
Al-Zawra'a Stadium is an association football located in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of Al-Zawraa SC. The stadium was inaugurated in February 2022 and seats 15,443 spectators.

Work of art
is a public monument in , created by the sculptor Mohammed Ghani Hikmat and inaugurated in 2013. It appears as a golden globe, bearing Arabic letters that have been squeezed together and distorted to form the spherical shape.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amedi and Bab Al-Moatham.

Quarter
Al-Adhamiyah, also Azamiya, is a neighborhood and east-central district of the city of , . It is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad.

Suburb
Bab al-Mu'adham is a prominent landmark in , . Bab al-Mu'adham was previously and historically one of the gates of Baghdad during the Ottoman Empire, leading to the mosque of Abu Hanifa, a renowned Islamic scholar. is situated 3 km east of Al Fajr.

Suburb
Photo: Ligadier Truffaut, CC BY 2.0.
or Kadhimayn is a northern neighbourhood of the city of , . It is about 5 kilometres from the city center, on the west bank of the . is situated 3½ km northwest of Al Fajr.

Al Fajr

Latitude
33.35254° or 33° 21′ 9″ north
Longitude
44.35435° or 44° 21′ 16″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
8H569933+2P
Geo­Names ID
6647914
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Al Fajr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشالچية”
  • Arabic: “الفجر”

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