Ur
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.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq
- Also known as: “Hay Ur”, “Hayy Ur”, “Sumar”, “Ūr, أور, Ur, أور”, and “حي اور”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baghdad College.
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. Baghdad College is situated 2½ km southwest of Ur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sha’ab and Saba Abkar.
Sha’ab
Suburb
Sha'ab is a neighborhood of Adhamiyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, It is subdivided into Sha'ab east, Sha'ab south, Sha'ab north. The neighborhood is almost entirely Shia Muslim especially after the Shia militias takeover of the town in 2006 led by Mahdi Army known as the JAM which committed mass murders against Sunni families in order to create a Shia zone region in Baghdad.
Saba Abkar
Neighborhood
Saba Abkar is an area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, located on the eastern bank of Tigris, just outside of Adhamiya. Saba Abkar is situated 3½ km west of Ur.
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. Al-Wazireya is situated 3½ km south of Ur.
Ur
- Category: locality
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.39972° or 33° 23′ 59″ northLongitude
44.39389° or 44° 23′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8H5699XV+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2486265808OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q4117947
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Ur” goes by many names.
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