Ḩayy al Amīr
Ḩayy al Amīr is a locality in Kufa District, Najaf Governorate. Ḩayy al Amīr is situated nearby to the hamlet Hayy al Qadisiyah, as well as near the locality Ḩayy az Zahrā’.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alnajaf Stadium and Al-Sahlah Mosque.
Alnajaf Stadium
Stadium
An-Najaf Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Najaf, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al-Najaf SC. Opened in 1970, the stadium holds 12,000 people. Alnajaf Stadium is situated 3½ km west of Ḩayy al Amīr.
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 3½ km northeast of Ḩayy al Amīr.
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.
Ḩayy al Amīr
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Hayy al Amir”
- Location: Kufa District, Najaf Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.00798° or 32° 0′ 29″ northLongitude
44.36425° or 44° 21′ 51″ eastElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
8H462957+5MGeoNames ID
6781312
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In Other Languages
“Ḩayy al Amīr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي الأمير”
Localities in the Area
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