Al Ghurayr Mosque

Al Ghurayr Mosque is a mosque in , . Al Ghurayr Mosque 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. is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Ghurayr Mosque.

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 4½ km southwest of Al Ghurayr Mosque.

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 5 km southeast of Al Ghurayr Mosque.

Al Ghurayr Mosque

Latitude
33.42962° or 33° 25′ 47″ north
Longitude
44.43043° or 44° 25′ 50″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8H56CCHJ+R5
Geo­Names ID
9888035
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Al Ghurayr Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع الغرير”

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