Hittin District
Hittin District is a neighborhood in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. Hittin District is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hayy al Hamra, as well as near the quarter Al Yarmuk.Places of Interest
Highlights include Embassy of Germany and As-Salam Palace.
Embassy of Germany
Government office
Photo: James (Jim) Gordon, CC BY 2.0.
The Embassy of Germany in Bagdad is the diplomatic mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Iraq. In addition, the Consulate General is working in Erbil as the second German representation in the Kurdistan Region in the north of the country. Embassy of Germany is situated 3 km northeast of Hittin District.
As-Salam Palace
Castle
Photo: Botsojoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The as-Salam Palace, previously a home of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Since 2012, the palace has been certified as a Republican Palace. As-Salam Palace is situated 4 km east of Hittin District.
Umm al-Tabul Mosque
Place of worship
Photo: Hamody al-iraqi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Umm al-Tabul Mosque is a large mosque located in the Yarmouk neighborhood of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. 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 Citadel of Saladin in Cairo. Umm al-Tabul Mosque is situated 3 km southeast of Hittin District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yarmouk and Al Khadhraa.
Yarmouk
Neighborhood
Yarmouk is an upmarket neighborhood located within Mansour district in Baghdad, Iraq. 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.
Al Khadhraa
Quarter
Al Khadhraa is a neighborhood in Mansour district, western Baghdad, Iraq. 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 Fallujah.
Al-A’amiriya
Suburb
Al-A'amiriya is a neighborhood situated in the western part of Baghdad, Iraq. It is located in the Karkh and Mansour district on the way to Anbar Province. Al-A’amiriya is situated 2½ km west of Hittin District.
Hittin District
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.30209° or 33° 18′ 8″ northLongitude
44.31895° or 44° 19′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8H568829+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 9890833320OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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