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.
  • Borough
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (130 feet)
  • Description: neighbourhood in Baghdad, Iraq
  • Also known as
    “Al-Rusafa, Iraq”
    “Al-Rusafah, Baghdad”
    “Qada Al Resafa”
    “Qaḑā’ ar Ruşāfah”
    “Rusafa”

Places of Interest

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Square
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Pitch
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baghdad and International Zone of Baghdad.
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Neighborhood
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Suburb
is a neighborhood of central , .
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Latitude
33.3315° or 33° 19′ 54″ north
Longitude
44.4274° or 44° 25′ 39″ east
Open location code
8H568CJG+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = borough
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Rusafa” goes by many names.
الرصافةArabic
الرصافة، العراقArabic
الرصافه، العراقArabic
قضاء الرصافةArabic
Ər-RusafəAzerbaijani
Al-RusafaCatalan
Al RusafaCebuano
ڕەسافەCentral Kurdish
RusafaDutch
Al-RusafaEsperanto
ΡουσάφαGreek
Al-RusafaIndonesian
Al-Rusafa, IrakIndonesian
RusafaItalian
アル=ルサーファJapanese
Al-Rusafa i IrakNorwegian Nynorsk
الرصافهPersian
رصافهPersian
RusafaSwedish
Rusafa(distrikt)Swedish
Er-RusafeTurkish
الرصافہUrdu
الرصافہ، عراقUrdu
Al-RusafaUzbek
Ar-RusafaUzbek

Localities in the Area

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