Bab Al-Moatham
Bab al-Mu'adham is a prominent landmark in Baghdad, Iraq. Bab al-Mu'adham was previously and historically one of the gates of Baghdad during the Ottoman Empire, leading to the mosque of Abu Hanifa, a renowned Islamic scholar.- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood of Baghdad
- Also known as: “Bab al-Mu’adham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iraq National Library and Archive and Uzbek Mosque.
Iraq National Library and Archive
Library
The Iraq National Library and Archive is the national library and national archives of Iraq. It is located in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and was founded in 1920. It has often been affected by losses resulting from warfares.
Uzbek Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Uzbek Mosque, also known as the Mosque of al-Azbak and the al-Azbak Mosque or simply the Azbak Mosque, is a Sunni mosque located in the al-Rusafa district of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq.
Medical City
Hospital
Baghdad Medical City formerly known as Saddam Medical City from 1983–2003 and before that known as Medical City Teaching Hospital from 1973–1983 is a complex of several teaching hospitals in Bab Al-Moatham, Baghdad, Iraq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Wazireya and Bab Al-Sharqi.
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.
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 southeast of Bab Al-Moatham.
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. Amedi is situated 3½ km northwest of Bab Al-Moatham.
Bab Al-Moatham
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Al-Rusafa, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.34883° or 33° 20′ 56″ northLongitude
44.38529° or 44° 23′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8H5689XP+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 12046103359OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q4115517
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Bab Al-Moatham” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب المعظم”
- Dutch: “Bab Al-Moatham”
- Kurdish: “Babu’l-Muezem”
- Kurdish: “Babûlmuezem”
- Persian: “باب المعظم”
- Persian: “محلهٔ باب المعظم”
- Persian: “محله بابالمعظم”
- Swedish: “Bab Al-Moatham”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as محلة القره غول and مدينة الطب.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مجسر باب المعظم and altrbya alryadya bab almuadam.
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