Al-Mada’in District

Al-Mada'in District is a district of the , . It includes the city of , which incorporates the ancient ruins of , and the oldest freestanding mud brick arch in the world.
Wikipedia
  • District of Iraq
  • …lies at an elevation of 33 metres (108 feet)
  • …is also known as “Qaḑā’ al Madā’in”
  • Description: district in Baghdad, Iraq

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taq Kasra and Salman Al-Muhammadi Shrine.
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Tāq Kasrā, also transcribed as Taq-i Kisra or Taq-e…
The Mosque of Salman al-Farsi is a located…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ctesiphon.
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is a ruin in .

Al-Mada’in District

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Latitude
33.0995° or 33° 5′ 58″ north
Longitude
44.5856° or 44° 35′ 8″ east
Open location code
8H563HXP+Q6
Geo­Names ID
9179819
Wiki­data ID
Q4702753

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Mada’in District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المدائن‎”
  • Arabic: “قضاء المدائن”
  • Belarusian: “Аль-Мадаін”
  • Cebuano: “Al-Mada’in District”
  • Dutch: “Al-Mada’in district”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Mada’in-distriktet”
  • Persian: “بخش ال-مدائن”
  • Persian: “شهرستان المدائن”
  • Russian: “Аль-Мадаин”
  • Swedish: “Al-Mada’in District”
  • Turkish: “Medâin (ilçe)”
  • Turkish: “Medâin”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Madain tumani”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al-Mada’in and Qaryat Muḩammad al Wasmī.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ctesiphon and Tall Mujaddid.

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