الشماسية

الشماسية is a quarter in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. الشماسية is situated nearby to the neighborhood حي المعلمين, as well as near al shamasya.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baghdad College and Abu Hanifa Mosque.

Baghdad College

School

Baghdad College is an elite high school for boys aged 11 to 18 in Baghdad, Iraq. It was initially a Catholic school founded by and operated by American Jesuits from Boston.

Abu Hanifa Mosque

Mosque

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The Abu Hanifa Mosque, also known as the Grand Imam Mosque, is a Sunni mosque and shrine, located in the A'dhamiyya district of northern Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq.

Al-Aimmah Bridge is a bridge over the river Tigris in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The bridge links the areas of A'dhamiyyah, which is a majority Sunni Arab area, from its east bank, with the Shi'te area of Kadhimiyyah on its west.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amedi and Al-Wazireya.

Amedi

Quarter

Al-Adhamiyah, also Azamiya, is a neighborhood and east-central district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad.

Al-Wazireya

Quarter

Al-Wazireya or Waziriyah is a neighborhood in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, Iraq. It is at one end of the Al-Sarafiya bridge, across the Tigris River from Utafiyah.

Ur

Neighborhood

Hayy Ur is a neighborhood in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, near Sadr city. In 2003, the United Nations Development Programme reported that almost every residence housing at least two families in Hayy Ur included a widow. Ur is situated 2½ km northeast of الشماسية.