Iraq
Baghdad Governorate
Al-Rusafa

Freedom Monument

Freedom Monument, located in in the center of , capital of , is a monument commemorating Iraq's declaration of independence.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monument in Baghdad
  • Also known as: “Liberation Monument”, “Liberty Monument”, “Nasb al-Hurriyah”, and “نصب التحرير”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Liberation Square and Nation Park.

Square
Photo: Ayat Jaryan, Public domain.
or al-Tahrir Square, originally known as Queen Alia Square is a square located in central at the intersection of al-Sa'doun Street and al-Jumhuriya Bridge road.

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is situated 190 metres northeast of Freedom Monument.

Museum
The , also known as al-Za'em Museum, is a museum in , Iraq, dedicated to former Iraqi leader Abd al-Karim Qasim. The museum is located in one of the heritage houses located on al-Rasheed Street in Baghdad. is situated 410 metres west of Freedom Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bab Al-Sharqi and Bab Al-Moatham.

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.

Suburb
Bab al-Mu'adham is a prominent landmark in , . Bab al-Mu'adham was previously and historically one of the gates of Baghdad during the Ottoman Empire, leading to the mosque of Abu Hanifa, a renowned Islamic scholar. is situated 3 km northwest of Freedom Monument.

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.

Freedom Monument

Latitude
33.32825° or 33° 19′ 42″ north
Longitude
44.40922° or 44° 24′ 33″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8H568CH5+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1154123513
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q12248479
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Freedom Monument” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نصب الحرية”
  • Arabic: “نصب الحريه (العراق)”
  • Armenian: “Ազատության արձան”
  • Armenian: “Ազատության հուշարձան (Բաղդադ)”
  • Armenian: “Ազատության հուշարձան”
  • Belarusian: “Статуя Свабоды”
  • Catalan: “Monument a la Llibertat”
  • Central Kurdish: “مۆنۆمێنتی ئازادی”
  • Chinese: “自由紀念碑”
  • Czech: “Pomník svobody”
  • Danish: “Frihedsmonumentet”
  • Dutch: “Vrijheidsmonument”
  • Finnish: “Vapauden muistomerkki”
  • French: “Monument de la Liberté”
  • Georgian: “თავისუფლების ქანდაკება”
  • German: “Freiheitsdenkmal”
  • Italian: “Monumento alla Libertà”
  • Japanese: “自由の記念碑”
  • Korean: “자유 기념비”
  • Norwegian: “Frihetsmonumentet”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Wolności”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento da Liberdade”
  • Romanian: “Monumentul Libertății”
  • Russian: “Памятник Свободы”
  • Serbian: “Споменик слободе”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a la libertad”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a la Libertad”
  • Ukrainian: “Монумент Свободи”
  • Vietnamese: “Tượng đài Tự do”

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Highlights include كراج الباب الشرقي and مكتبة التحرير.

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