Al-Rusafa

Rusafa or Al-Rasafa is one of the nine administrative districts in , , on the eastern side of the . It is one of the old quarters of Baghdad, situated in the heart of the city, The Rasafa side is one of the main parts of the city of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Borough
  • Description: neighbourhood in Baghdad, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Al-Rusafa, Iraq”, “Al-Rusafah, Baghdad”, “Qada Al Resafa”, “Qaḑā’ ar Ruşāfah”, and “Rusafa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Shaheed Monument and Liberation Square.

, also known as the Martyr's Memorial, is a monument designed by Iraqi sculptor Ismail Fatah al-Turk and situated in the capital, .

Square
Photo: Ayat Jaryan, Public domain.
or al-Tahrir Square, originally known as Queen Alia Square is a square located in central at the intersection of al-Sa'doun Street and al-Jumhuriya Bridge road.

Pitch
Photo: Makaay31, Public domain.
Al-Sha'ab International Stadium is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in , . The 35,700-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the largest stadium in Iraq, from its opening on 6 November 1966 until the Basra International Stadium was opened in 2013.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baghdad and International Zone of Baghdad.

Photo: Marduksumer, Public domain.
is the capital and largest city of , with an estimated population of 6-7 million. Once one of the greatest centres of learning and culture in the world, was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Neighborhood
Photo: NetSerfer, Public domain.
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.

Suburb
is an affluent district in the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It covers a large area, divided into western and eastern side by the Tigris. An upper-class district, it is well-known for luxurious hotels, shopping centers and corporate headquarters.

Al-Rusafa

Latitude
33.3315° or 33° 19′ 54″ north
Longitude
44.4274° or 44° 25′ 39″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
8H568CJG+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4379103013
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
9166668
Wiki­data ID
Q2271341
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Satellite Map

Discover Al-Rusafa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Rusafa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرصافة، العراق”
  • Arabic: “الرصافة”
  • Arabic: “الرصافه، العراق”
  • Arabic: “قضاء الرصافة”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ər-Rusafə”
  • Catalan: “Al-Rusafa”
  • Cebuano: “Al Rusafa”
  • Central Kurdish: “ڕەسافە”
  • Dutch: “Rusafa”
  • Esperanto: “Al-Rusafa”
  • French: “Rusafa”
  • German: “Rusafa”
  • Greek: “Ρουσάφα”
  • Indonesian: “Al-Rusafa, Irak”
  • Indonesian: “Al-Rusafa”
  • Italian: “Rusafa”
  • Japanese: “アル＝ルサーファ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Rusafa i Irak”
  • Persian: “الرصافه”
  • Persian: “رصافه”
  • Portuguese: “Al-Rusafa”
  • Portuguese: “Al-Rusafah, Baghdad”
  • Portuguese: “Rusafa”
  • Russian: “Русафа”
  • Russian: “Эр-Расафа”
  • Spanish: “al-Rasafa”
  • Spanish: “Al-Rusafa”
  • Spanish: “al-Rusafah”
  • Spanish: “Rusafa”
  • Swedish: “Rusafa(distrikt)”
  • Swedish: “Rusafa”
  • Turkish: “Er-Rusafe”
  • Urdu: “الرصافہ، عراق”
  • Urdu: “الرصافہ”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Rusafa”
  • Uzbek: “Ar-Rusafa”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include مجلس القضاء الاعلى / محكمة استئناف بغداد الرصافة الاتحادية / محكمة التحقيق المركزية and محكمة التحقيق المركزية.

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