Ḩusaynīyat ash Shuhadā’

Ḩusaynīyat ash Shuhadā’ is a religious center in , . Ḩusaynīyat ash Shuhadā’ is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sha’ab and Ur.

Suburb
Sha'ab is a neighborhood of district, , , It is subdivided into Sha'ab east, Sha'ab south, Sha'ab north. The neighborhood is almost entirely Shia Muslim especially after the Shia militias takeover of the town in 2006 led by Mahdi Army known as the JAM which committed mass murders against Sunni families in order to create a Shia zone region in Baghdad.

Neighborhood
Hayy is a neighborhood in northeastern , , near . In 2003, the United Nations Development Programme reported that almost every residence housing at least two families in Hayy included a widow. is situated 2½ km west of Ḩusaynīyat ash Shuhadā’.

Suburb
Photo: Notwist, Public domain.
, formerly known as Al-Thawra and Saddam City, is a suburb district of the city of , . It was built in 1959 by Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qassim and named Al-Rafidain District. is situated 4 km southeast of Ḩusaynīyat ash Shuhadā’.

Ḩusaynīyat ash Shuhadā’

Latitude
33.40501° or 33° 24′ 18″ north
Longitude
44.42038° or 44° 25′ 13″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8H56CC4C+25
Geo­Names ID
9888027
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In Other Languages

“Ḩusaynīyat ash Shuhadā’” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حسينية الشهداء”

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