Al Shawaf Mosque

Al Shawaf Mosque is a mosque in , . Al Shawaf Mosque is situated nearby to , as well as near the police station .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umm al-Tabul Mosque and As-Salam Palace.

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 2 km southeast of Al Shawaf Mosque.

Castle
Photo: Botsojoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a former home of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Since 2012, the palace has been certified as a Republican Palace. is situated 3 km east of Al Shawaf Mosque.

Shopping center
Photo: MohammadHuzam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose building consisting of a , a hotel and a medical centre in , . Located in , at the intersection between the Damascus street and Al-Kindi street, it is one of the largest shopping malls in Baghdad. is situated 3½ km northeast of Al Shawaf Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yarmouk and Mansour district.

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.

Quarter
Al-Mansour or just Mansour is one of the nine administrative districts in , . It is in western Baghdad and is bounded on the east by district in central Baghdad, to the north by , to the west by , and to the south by Baghdad Airport Road, on the other side of which is al-Rashid district.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in , western , . 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 . is situated 3 km northwest of Al Shawaf Mosque.

Al Shawaf Mosque

Latitude
33.29795° or 33° 17′ 53″ north
Longitude
44.33086° or 44° 19′ 51″ east
Open location code
8H5678XJ+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4396847789
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
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