Al Fityan Mosque
Al Fityan Mosque is a mosque in Karkh, Baghdad Governorate. Al Fityan Mosque is situated nearby to the quarter Al-Saydiya, as well as near Al-Rasheed.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Umm al-Tabul Mosque and Al Jadriyah Bridge.
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 4 km north of Al Fityan Mosque.
Al Jadriyah Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Solider 16IQ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al Jadriyah Bridge is situated 3½ km northeast of Al Fityan Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Saydiya and Al-Rasheed.
Al-Saydiya
Quarter
Al-Saydiya is a neighborhood in the Al Rashid district of southwestern Baghdad, Iraq. Baiyaa is to the north and Dora to the east. A once middle-class district, much of Al-Saydiya was built within the last three decades on prime real estate between Baghdad Airport Road and the main highway where it forks into central Baghdad and south to Basra.
Al-Rasheed
Quarter
Photo: jamesdale10, CC BY 2.0.
Al Rasheed or Al Rashid is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is in southern Baghdad, on the western side of the Tigris River. Mansour district is to the north of the western half of the district, on the other side of the Baghdad Airport Road.
Dora
Suburb
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Dora is a neighborhood in Al Rashid administrative district, southern Baghdad, Iraq. Before the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, it was home to the city's largest concentration of Christian Assyrians, as well as Mandaeans and Muslim families. Dora is situated 5 km east of Al Fityan Mosque.
Al Fityan Mosque
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Al-Fityan Mosque”
- Category: religion
- Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.25252° or 33° 15′ 9″ northLongitude
44.35219° or 44° 21′ 8″ eastElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
8H567932+2VGeoNames ID
9629258
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