Al-Mustansiriya University
Al-Mustansiriya University is a college in Karkh, Baghdad Governorate. Al-Mustansiriya University is situated nearby to the neighborhood Yarmouk, as well as near the quarter Mansour district.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include As-Salam Palace and Umm al-Tabul Mosque.
As-Salam Palace
Castle
Photo: Botsojoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The as-Salam Palace, previously a home of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Since 2012, the palace has been certified as a Republican Palace. As-Salam Palace is situated 1¼ km northeast of Al-Mustansiriya University.
Umm al-Tabul Mosque
Place of worship
Photo: Hamody al-iraqi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Umm al-Tabul Mosque is a large mosque located in the Yarmouk neighborhood of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Built in commemoration of the officers participating in the 1959 Mosul uprising, the mosque is notable for its unique architecture which takes inspiration from Egyptian Islamic architecture, specifically the Citadel of Saladin in Cairo. Umm al-Tabul Mosque is situated 1 km southwest of Al-Mustansiriya University.
Baghdad Tower
Building
Baghdad Tower, previously called International Saddam Tower, is a 204 m TV tower in Baghdad, Iraq. The tower opened in 1994 and replaced a communications tower destroyed in the Gulf War. Baghdad Tower is situated 1 km north of Al-Mustansiriya University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yarmouk and Mansour district.
Yarmouk
Neighborhood
Yarmouk is an upmarket neighborhood located within Mansour district in Baghdad, Iraq. It is adjacent to Baghdad Airport Road. Built in the 1950s, it was once home to numbers of high-ranking officials from Abdul-Karim Qasim's government.
Mansour district
Quarter
Al-Mansour or just Mansour is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is in western Baghdad and is bounded on the east by al-Karkh district in central Baghdad, to the north by Kadhimiya, to the west by Baghdad International Airport, and to the south by Baghdad Airport Road, on the other side of which is al-Rashid district.
International Zone of Baghdad
Neighborhood
The Green Zone, formally Karradat Mariam, is a 10-square-kilometer area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq. It is the seat of the government of Iraq, home to government offices, ministries, state institutions, diplomatic missions, and palaces. International Zone of Baghdad is situated 3½ km northeast of Al-Mustansiriya University.
Al-Mustansiriya University
- Type: College
- Category: education
- Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.29355° or 33° 17′ 37″ northLongitude
44.35177° or 44° 21′ 6″ eastElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
8H5679V2+CPGeoNames ID
9253009
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