Al Sulaikh
Al Sulaikh is a neighborhood in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. Al Sulaikh is situated nearby to the neighborhood حي المعلمين, as well as near the quarter الشماسية.Places of Interest
Highlights include Abu Hanifa Mosque and Baghdad College.
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. Abu Hanifa Mosque is situated 3 km southwest of Al Sulaikh.
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.
Kadhimain Shrine
Mosque
Photo: Taisir Mahdi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kadhimiyya Mosque is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and shrine located in the Kādhimiya suburb of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. It contains the tombs of the seventh and ninth Twelver Shī'ī Imāms, respectively Mūsā al-Kādhim and his grandson Muhammad al-Jawad. Kadhimain Shrine is situated 4 km west of Al Sulaikh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ur and Saba Abkar.
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.
Saba Abkar
Neighborhood
Saba Abkar is an area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, located on the eastern bank of Tigris, just outside of Adhamiya.
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. Sha’ab is situated 2½ km northeast of Al Sulaikh.
Al Sulaikh
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “As Sulaikh, As Sulaikh”, “الصليخ ال600”, and “صليخ”
- Category: locality
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.39268° or 33° 23′ 34″ northLongitude
44.37845° or 44° 22′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8H5699VH+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 2486307433OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Al Sulaikh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الصليخ”
- French: “Al Sulaikh”
- German: “Al Sulaikh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as حي المعلمين and الشماسية.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include نادي الصليخ الرياضي and دائره كهرباء بنوك.
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