Mansour
Al-Mansour or just Mansour is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is in western Baghdad and is bounded on the east by al-Karkh district in central Baghdad, to the north by Kadhimiya, to the west by Baghdad International Airport, and to the south by Baghdad Airport Road, on the other side of which is al-Rashid district.Places of Interest
Highlights include As-Salam Palace and Baghdad Mall.
As-Salam Palace
Castle
Photo: Botsojoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The as-Salam Palace is a former home of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Since 2012, the palace has been certified as a Republican Palace. As-Salam Palace is situated 3 km southeast of Mansour.
Baghdad Mall
Shopping center
Photo: MohammadHuzam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baghdad Mall is a multi-purpose building consisting of a shopping mall, a hotel and a medical centre in Baghdad, Iraq. Located in Harthiya, at the intersection between the Damascus street and Al-Kindi street, it is one of the largest shopping malls in Baghdad.
Zawraa Park
Park
Photo: Mohmmd Abd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Zawraa Park or Al-Zawraa Garden is a public park located in Baghdad, Iraq. Established in the early 1970s, the 3-square kilometer area was previously an army camp until it was converted into a park. Zawraa Park is situated 3½ km east of Mansour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yarmouk and Al Khadhraa.
Yarmouk
Neighborhood
Yarmouk is an upmarket neighborhood located within Mansour district in Baghdad, Iraq. It is adjacent to Baghdad Airport Road. Built in the 1950s, it was once home to numbers of high-ranking officials from Abdul-Karim Qasim's government.
Al Khadhraa
Quarter
Al Khadhraa is a neighborhood in Mansour district, western Baghdad, Iraq. In 2004, the Iraqi Red Crescent Society opened a camp in Al Khadraa to provide shelter and assistance for families displaced by an upsurge in violence in Fallujah. Al Khadhraa is situated 3 km west of Mansour.
Mansour
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Al-Mansour”, “Manṣūr”, and “منصور”
- Category: locality
- Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.31748° or 33° 19′ 3″ northLongitude
44.33906° or 44° 20′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8H56888Q+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 12044401997OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Mansour” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المنصور”
- Chinese: “曼苏尔区”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mansou”
- Norwegian: “Mansour”
- Swedish: “Al-Mansour”
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