Al-Ras Al-Shareef Gate

Al-Ras Al-Shareef Gate is a city gate in , . Al-Ras Al-Shareef Gate is situated nearby to the police station , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Imam Husayn Shrine and Al-Abbas’s threshold.

Mosque
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The Imam al Husayn Shrine is the mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali and Shi'ite , located in the holy city of , in the of .

Mosque
Photo: Sameralhusseini1987, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Al-Abbas Shrine is the mausoleum of Abbas ibn Ali and a Shi'ite , situated near the Imam Husayn shrine, located in , in the of . is situated 420 metres east of Al-Ras Al-Shareef Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karbala.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a major city in central Iraq. It is the capital of . With an estimated population of 691,100 people in 2024, is the second largest city in central Iraq, after .

Al-Ras Al-Shareef Gate

Latitude
32.61645° or 32° 36′ 59″ north
Longitude
44.0319° or 44° 1′ 55″ east
Open location code
8H46J28J+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9133415459
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Al-Ras Al-Shareef Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب الرأس الشريف”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include نقطة 700 and نقطة 13 حفظ النظام.

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