International Zone of Baghdad
The Green Zone, formally Karradat Mariam, is a 10-square-kilometer area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq. It is the seat of the government of Iraq, home to government offices, ministries, state institutions, diplomatic missions, and palaces.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: area in Baghdad, Iraq
- Also known as: “al-minṭaqah al-ḫaḍrā’”, “Green Zone”, “International Zone”, and “المنطقة الدولية”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Festivities Square and Victory Arch.
Grand Festivities Square
Square
Great Celebrations square is the main square for public celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq. It includes a stadium for the heads of the state. It's located in the center of the Parade avenue, and it holds three important public monuments created by leading mid-20th century sculptors.
Victory Arch
Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Victory Arch, officially known as the Swords of Qādisīyah, and popularly called the Hands of Victory or the Crossed Swords, are a pair of triumphal arches in central Baghdad, Iraq.
Embassy of the United States
Government office
The Embassy of the United States of America in Baghdad is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Republic of Iraq. Chargé d'affaires ad interim Joshua Harris is currently the chief of mission.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baghdad and Al-Jadriya.
Baghdad
Photo: Marduksumer, Public domain.
Baghdad is the capital and largest city of Iraq, with an estimated population of 6-7 million. Once one of the greatest centres of learning and culture in the world, Baghdad was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.
Al-Jadriya
Suburb
Photo: Ali hassan 28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Jadriya is a neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. It is situated along the Tigris River and shares a significant but comparatively smaller part of the peninsula with the neighboring Karrada district. Al-Jadriya is situated 2½ km south of International Zone of Baghdad.
Bab Al-Sharqi
Suburb
Bab Al-Sharqi is a neighborhood of central Baghdad, Iraq. It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding Bab Al-Sharqi market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq. Bab Al-Sharqi is situated 3 km northeast of International Zone of Baghdad.
International Zone of Baghdad
- Categories: territory and locality
- Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.30722° or 33° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
44.38557° or 44° 23′ 8″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
8H56894P+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 840689594OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“International Zone of Baghdad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المنطقة الخضراء”
- Catalan: “Zona Verda (Bagdad)”
- Catalan: “Zona Verda”
- Central Kurdish: “ناوچەی سەوز”
- Chinese: “巴格达国际区”
- Chinese: “巴格達國際區”
- Chinese: “巴格達綠區”
- Chinese: “綠區”
- Danish: “Den grønne zone”
- Dutch: “Groene Zone in Bagdad”
- Dutch: “groene zone”
- Dutch: “Groene Zone”
- Esperanto: “Verda Zono”
- French: “Zone verte”
- German: “Grüne Zone”
- Hebrew: “האזור הירוק”
- Indonesian: “Zona Hijau”
- Italian: “Zona verde”
- Japanese: “グリーン・ゾーン”
- Japanese: “グリーンゾーン”
- Korean: “그린 존”
- Persian: “منطقه سبز بغداد”
- Polish: “Zielona strefa”
- Polish: “Zona Verde”
- Portuguese: “Zona Verde”
- Romanian: “Green Zone”
- Russian: “Зелёная зона”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Zelena zona”
- Slovenian: “Green Zone”
- Slovenian: “International Zone”
- Slovenian: “Mednarodni pas”
- Slovenian: “Zeleni pas”
- Spanish: “Zona Verde”
- Turkish: “Yeşil Bölge”
- Ukrainian: “Зелена зона (Багдад)”
- Ukrainian: “Зелена зона”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as al-Qadisiyyah apartment complex and Hayy al Kindi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mansour Cinema And Theater and Iraqi Cinema.
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