Al Asifiya Mosque
Al Asifiya Mosque is a mosque in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad Governorate. Al Asifiya Mosque is situated nearby to Al-Wazeer Mosque, as well as near Martyrs Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baghdad Museum and Al-Wazeer Mosque.
Baghdad Museum
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 Baghdad, Iraq. It was established in 1970. Baghdad Museum is situated 130 metres north of Al Asifiya Mosque.
Al-Wazeer Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Mahmoudalrawi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Al-Wazeer Mosque is a Sunni mosque, located in the Al-Rusafa district of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. The mosque was built by the Wazir of Baghdad Hassan Pasha in 1599 CE during the Ottoman era.
Martyrs Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ahmedraadiq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martyrs Bridge is situated 130 metres southwest of Al Asifiya Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bab Al-Moatham and Bab Al-Sharqi.
Bab Al-Moatham
Suburb
Bab al-Mu'adham is a prominent landmark in Baghdad, Iraq. 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.
Bab Al-Sharqi
Suburb
Bab Al-Sharqi is a neighborhood of central Baghdad, Iraq. It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding Bab Al-Sharqi market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq.
Al-Wazireya
Quarter
Al-Wazireya or Waziriyah is a neighborhood in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, Iraq. It is at one end of the Al-Sarafiya bridge, across the Tigris River from Utafiyah. Al-Wazireya is situated 3 km north of Al Asifiya Mosque.
Al Asifiya Mosque
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Al Āşifīyah Mosque”, “Jāmi‘ al Āşifīyah”, and “Marqad ash Shaykh al Kulaynī”
- Category: religion
- Location: Al-Rusafa, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.33895° or 33° 20′ 20″ northLongitude
44.38927° or 44° 23′ 21″ eastElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
8H5689QQ+HPGeoNames ID
9199652
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In Other Languages
“Al Asifiya Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامع الأصفية”
- Arabic: “مرقد الشيخ الكليني”
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