Al Ghufrān
Al Ghufrān is a locality in Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh Governorate. Al Ghufrān is situated nearby to the suburb Hayy al-Maliyah, as well as near the locality Aḑ Ḑubbāţ.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nineveh and Great Mosque of al-Nuri.
Nineveh
Archaeological site
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Nineveh was an ancient Near Eastern city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire—and potentially the wealthiest city in the ancient world.
Great Mosque of al-Nuri
Ruins
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The Great Mosque of al-Nuri, also known as the Nouri Mosque, is a Sunni mosque in Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq, famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback". Great Mosque of al-Nuri is situated 3½ km west of Al Ghufrān.
Mosul International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Kayhan ERTUGRUL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mosul International Airport is an airport located at Mosul, capital of Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It became a civil airport in 1990 with the rebuild of the runway and construction of a new terminal. Mosul International Airport is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Ghufrān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mosul.
Mosul
Photo: Abdulsalam Al Dabbagh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mosul is a city in Iraq's Northwestern region, and is the country's second largest city by population. Its religious makeup is one of the most diverse in the country.
Al Ghufrān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Ba‘th”, “Al Ghufran”, and “Ḩayy al Ba‘th”
- Location: Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.3355° or 36° 20′ 8″ northLongitude
43.16532° or 43° 9′ 55″ eastElevation
217 metres (712 feet)Open location code
8H8585P8+54GeoNames ID
6860688
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Al Ghufrān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البعث”
- Arabic: “الغفران”
- Arabic: “حي البعث”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al Ghufrān ath Thānī and Al Ghufrān al Awwal.
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