Al-Rasheed

Al-Rasheed is a locality in , . Al-Rasheed is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Khalufa Mosque and Khan Marjan (Caravanserai).

Mosque
Photo: Osamah Ibrahim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Al-Khulafa Mosque, also known as the Al-Qasr Mosque, is a Sunni located in the district of , in the of .

Historic building
The Khan Mirjan is a building in the souk of , . It was built by the Jalayirid governor of Baghdad, Amin al-Din Mirjan in the 14th century originally as a caravanserai, an inn for traveling merchants, with a large center hall that was 13 metres high.

Museum
Photo: Aziz1005, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baghdadi Museum is a local history museum and a tourist landmark located in and about the capital city of , . It was established in 1970.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bab Al-Sharqi and Bab Al-Moatham.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of central , . It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq.

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.

Neighborhood
The Green Zone, formally Karradat Mariam, is a 10-square-kilometer area in the of central , . It is the seat of the government of Iraq, home to government offices, ministries, state institutions, diplomatic missions, and palaces. is situated 3½ km south of Al-Rasheed.

Al-Rasheed

Latitude
33.33485° or 33° 20′ 6″ north
Longitude
44.39709° or 44° 23′ 50″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
8H5689MW+WR
Geo­Names ID
9166653
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