Qaryat al Barākīyah
Qaryat al Barākīyah is a locality in Kufa District, Najaf Governorate. Qaryat al Barākīyah is situated nearby to the locality Mintaqat al Kurayshat, as well as near Ḩayy ash Shu‘arā’.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al Najaf International Airport and Al-Sahlah Mosque.
Al Najaf International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Kayhan ERTUGRUL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Najaf International Airport is an international airport serving Najaf, Iraq, and is located on the eastern side of the city. Formerly a military airbase, the airport consists of one asphalt runway, measuring 3,000 metres long and 45 metres wide. Al Najaf International Airport is situated 2½ km south of Qaryat al Barākīyah.
Al-Sahlah Mosque
Mosque
The Al-Sahlah Mosque is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and shrine, located in the city of Kufa, in the Najaf Governorate of Iraq. The mosque is of great importance to Twelver Shia Muslims, and it is believed that the mosque was initially established in Kufa as a neighborhood mosque for the followers of Ali, the early members of the Shia. Al-Sahlah Mosque is situated 4 km northwest of Qaryat al Barākīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Najaf.
Najaf
Photo: Wessm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Najaf is the capital city of the eponymous Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people.
Qaryat al Barākīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qaryat al Barakiyah”
- Location: Kufa District, Najaf Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.01377° or 32° 0′ 50″ northLongitude
44.40801° or 44° 24′ 29″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8H462C75+G6GeoNames ID
6781306
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In Other Languages
“Qaryat al Barākīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرية البراكية”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mintaqat al Kurayshat and Ḩayy ash Shu‘arā’.
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