Iraq
Baghdad Governorate
Karkh

Baghdad Tower

Baghdad Tower, previously called International Saddam Tower, is a 204 m TV tower in , . The tower opened in 1994 and replaced a communications tower destroyed in the Gulf War.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: tower located in central Baghdad
  • Also known as: “Al-Ma’mun Tower”, “Burj Baghdād”, “برج المأمون”, and “برج صدام الدولي”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include As-Salam Palace and Baghdad Mall.

Castle
Photo: Botsojoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , previously a home of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Since 2012, the palace has been certified as a Republican Palace. is situated 720 metres east of Baghdad Tower.

Shopping center
Photo: MohammadHuzam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose building consisting of a , a hotel and a medical centre in , . Located in , at the intersection between the Damascus street and Al-Kindi street, it is one of the largest shopping malls in Baghdad. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Baghdad Tower.

Government office
Photo: James (Jim) Gordon, CC BY 2.0.
The in Bagdad is the diplomatic mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Iraq. In addition, the Consulate General is working in as the second German representation in the in the north of the country. is situated 1½ km northwest of Baghdad Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mansour district and Yarmouk.

Quarter
Al-Mansour or just Mansour is one of the nine administrative districts in , . It is in western Baghdad and is bounded on the east by district in central Baghdad, to the north by , to the west by , and to the south by Baghdad Airport Road, on the other side of which is al-Rashid district.

Neighborhood
is an upmarket neighborhood located within in , . 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.

Neighborhood
The Green Zone, formally Karradat Mariam, is a 10-square-kilometer area in the of central , . It is the seat of the government of Iraq, home to government offices, ministries, state institutions, diplomatic missions, and palaces. is situated 3 km east of Baghdad Tower.

Baghdad Tower

Latitude
33.30326° or 33° 18′ 12″ north
Longitude
44.35426° or 44° 21′ 15″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Inception
1994
Height
0.44 metres (1.4 feet)
Open location code
8H568933+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1091808365
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
9633073
Wiki­data ID
Q1407266
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Baghdad Tower” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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