Al Ghufrān al Awwal
Al Ghufrān al Awwal is a locality in Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh. Al Ghufrān al Awwal is situated nearby to the locality Al Ghufrān ath Thānī, as well as near the suburb Hayy al-Maliyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nineveh and Great Mosque of al-Nuri.
Nineveh
Archaeological site
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Nineveh was an ancient Near Eastern city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Nineveh is situated 2½ km north of Al Ghufrān al Awwal.
Great Mosque of al-Nuri
Ruins
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The Great Mosque of al-Nuri, also known as the Nouri Mosque, is a Sunni mosque in Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq, famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback". Great Mosque of al-Nuri is situated 3½ km west of Al Ghufrān al Awwal.
Mosul International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Kayhan ERTUGRUL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mosul International Airport is an airport located at Mosul, capital of Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It became a civil airport in 1990 with the rebuild of the runway and construction of a new terminal. Mosul International Airport is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Ghufrān al Awwal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mosul.
Mosul
Photo: Abdulsalam Al Dabbagh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mosul is a city in Iraq's Northwestern region, and is the country's second largest city by population. Its religious makeup is one of the most diverse in the country.
Al Ghufrān al Awwal
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Ghufrān 1” and “Al Ghufran al Awwal”
- Location: Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.33414° or 36° 20′ 3″ northLongitude
43.16374° or 43° 9′ 50″ eastElevation
219 metres (719 feet)Open location code
8H8585M7+MFGeoNames ID
11108941
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In Other Languages
“Al Ghufrān al Awwal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الغفران ١”
Localities in the Area
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