Chara
Chara is a community center in Erbil, Erbil Governorate which is located on شارع مئذنة. Chara is situated nearby to معرض مرسدس, as well as near the government office Erbil Central Education Directorate.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citadel of Erbil and Kurdish Textile Museum.
Citadel of Erbil
Castle
Photo: jan kurdistani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Erbil, locally called Qellat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The citadel was added to the World Heritage List on 21 June 2014. Citadel of Erbil is situated 1¼ km northeast of Chara.
Kurdish Textile Museum
Museum
Photo: Ara Qadir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum is a museum devoted to textiles and other cultural works produced in Kurdistan, especially in Iraqi Kurdistan. It was established in 2004 and is located in a renovated mansion in the southeast quarter of the Citadel of Erbil in Iraq. Kurdish Textile Museum is situated 1½ km east of Chara.
Qaysari Bazaar
Marketplace
A Qaysari bazaar is a type of covered bazaar typical of Kurdistan and Iraq. Arbil contains an extensive Qaysari, just south of the citadel in the center of town that was first established in the early 13th century AD. Qaysari Bazaar is situated 1¼ km east of Chara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ankawa.
Ankawa
Town
Ankawa is a suburb of Erbil in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located 8 kilometres northwest of downtown Erbil. The suburb is predominantly populated by Christian Assyrians, most of whom adhere to the Chaldean Catholic Church. Ankawa is situated 4½ km north of Chara.
Chara
- Type: Community center
- Address: 56 شارع مئذنة, أربيل, قضاء أربيل, محافظة أربيل 44001
- Location: Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.18639° or 36° 11′ 11″ northLongitude
43.99552° or 43° 59′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8H855XPW+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 5537766524OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centre
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In Other Languages
“Chara” goes by many names.
- Kurdish: “چارە”
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Highlights include معرض مرسدس and Erbil Central Education Directorate.
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