International Zone of Baghdad

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.
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  • 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.

Square
Great Celebrations square is the main square for public celebrations in , Iraq. It includes a 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.

Monument
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The , 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 , Iraq.

Monument
The Monument to the Unknown Soldier is a monument in central designed by Italian architect Marcello D'Olivo based on a concept by Iraqi sculptor Khaled al-Rahal and constructed between 1979 and 1982.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baghdad and Al-Jadriya.

Photo: Marduksumer, Public domain.
is the capital and largest city of , with an estimated population of 6-7 million. Once one of the greatest centres of learning and culture in the world, was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Suburb
Photo: Ali hassan 28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood in , . It is situated along the Tigris River and shares a significant but comparatively smaller part of the peninsula with the neighboring district. is situated 2½ km south of International Zone of Baghdad.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of central , . It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq. is situated 3 km northeast of International Zone of Baghdad.

International Zone of Baghdad

Latitude
33.30722° or 33° 18′ 26″ north
Longitude
44.38557° or 44° 23′ 8″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8H56894P+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 840689594
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11197417
Wiki­data ID
Q1312431
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Satellite Map

Discover International Zone of Baghdad from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“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”
  • Czech: “Zelená zóna”
  • Danish: “Den grønne zone”
  • Dutch: “Groene Zone in Bagdad”
  • Dutch: “groene zone”
  • Dutch: “Groene Zone”
  • Esperanto: “Verda Zono”
  • French: “Zone verte”
  • German: “Grüne Zone”
  • Greek: “Πράσινη Ζώνη”
  • Hebrew: “האזור הירוק”
  • Hindi: “हरित क्षेत्र”
  • 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”
  • Urdu: “گرین زون”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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