Iraq
Baghdad Governorate
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Al-Rasheed

Al Rasheed or Al Rashid is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, . It is in southern Baghdad, on the western side of the River. is to the north of the western half of the district, on the other side of the Baghdad Airport Road.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: district of Baghdad in Iraq
  • Also known as: “Al Rashid” and “Al-Rashid, Baghdad”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Umm al-Tabul Mosque.

Place of worship
Photo: Hamody al-iraqi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a large located in the neighborhood of , in the of . Built in commemoration of the officers participating in the 1959 Mosul uprising, the mosque is notable for its unique architecture which takes inspiration from Egyptian Islamic architecture, specifically the in . is situated 3 km north of Al-Rasheed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Saydiya and Yarmouk.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in the Al Rashid district of southwestern , . Baiyaa is to the north and to the east. A once middle-class district, much of was built within the last three decades on prime real estate between Baghdad Airport Road and the main highway where it forks into central Baghdad and south to . is situated 2½ km southeast of Al-Rasheed.

Neighborhood
is an upmarket neighborhood located within in , . 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. is situated 4 km north of Al-Rasheed.

Suburb
Al-A'amiriya is a neighborhood situated in the western part of Baghdad, Iraq. It is located in the and on the way to Province. is situated 6 km northwest of Al-Rasheed.

Al-Rasheed

Latitude
33.26128° or 33° 15′ 41″ north
Longitude
44.33225° or 44° 19′ 56″ east
Open location code
8H56786J+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4389110303
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Wiki­data ID
Q4704689
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Rasheed” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرشيد”
  • Chinese: “拉希德区”
  • Chinese: “拉希德區”
  • Japanese: “アッ＝ラシード”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Rashid i Bagdad”
  • Persian: “ال رشید، بغداد”
  • Persian: “الرشید، بغداد”
  • Turkish: “Er-Reşid”
  • Urdu: “الراشید، بغداد”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Rashid, Bag’dod”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include مديرية and قسم النشاط المدرسي - الكرخ ٢.

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