Monument of Unknown Soldier

The Monument to the Unknown Soldier is a monument in central designed by Italian architect Marcello D'Olivo based on a concept by Iraqi sculptor Khaled al-Rahal and constructed between 1979 and 1982.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: Monument in Baghdad, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Baghdad”, “The Monument to the Unknown Soldier”, “The Unknown Soldier Monument”, and “صرح الجندي المجهول”
  • Address: طريق القادسية السريع, بغداد

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Victory Arch and Grand Festivities Square.

Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , officially known as the Swords of Qādisīyah, and popularly called the Hands of Victory or the Crossed Swords, are a pair of triumphal arches in central , Iraq. is situated 440 metres southwest of Monument of Unknown Soldier.

Square
Great Celebrations square is the main square for public celebrations in , Iraq. It includes a for the heads of the state. It's located in the center of the Parade avenue, and it holds three important public monuments created by leading mid-20th century sculptors. is situated 640 metres southwest of Monument of Unknown Soldier.

Park
Photo: Mohmmd Abd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Zawraa Park or Al-Zawraa Garden is a public park located in , . Established in the early 1970s, the 3-square kilometer area was previously an army camp until it was converted into a park. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Monument of Unknown Soldier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baghdad and International Zone of Baghdad.

Photo: Marduksumer, Public domain.
is the capital and largest city of , with an estimated population of 6-7 million. Once one of the greatest centres of learning and culture in the world, was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Neighborhood
The Green Zone, formally Karradat Mariam, is a 10-square-kilometer area in the of central , . It is the seat of the government of Iraq, home to government offices, ministries, state institutions, diplomatic missions, and palaces.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of central , . It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq. is situated 3 km northeast of Monument of Unknown Soldier.

Monument of Unknown Soldier

Latitude
33.30855° or 33° 18′ 31″ north
Longitude
44.38916° or 44° 23′ 21″ east
Open location code
8H56895Q+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1076927375
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q7752141
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Monument of Unknown Soldier” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجندي المجهول”
  • Arabic: “نصب الجندي المجهول (الكرخ)”
  • Arabic: “نصب الجندي المجهول”
  • Bengali: “অজানা সৈনিকের স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ, বাগদাদ”
  • Czech: “Památník neznámého vojáka”
  • German: “Denkmal des unbekannten Soldaten”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת החייל האלמוני (עיראק)”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת החייל האלמוני”
  • Japanese: “無名戦士の墓”
  • Japanese: “無名戦士の記念碑”
  • Russian: “Памятник неизвестному солдату”
  • Spanish: “Monumento al Soldado Desconocido”
  • Turkish: “Meçhul Asker Anıtı”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm người lính vô danh”

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