Al-Khilani Mosque

The Al-Khilani Mosque is a Shi'ite located in , in the of . Heading from the direction of al-Jumhuriya Street, the mosque has an old shrine within it, with a tomb of controversial identification.
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Photo: Zaid isam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: Old Mosque in Baghdad
  • Also known as: “Al Khalani Mosque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Khulani Square and Hadhrat al-Qadiriyya.

Square
Al-Khilani Square is a roundabout located in side of , . The square is home to many markets and departments as well as al-Khilani Mosque where the square got its name.

Place of worship
Photo: Mustafa Waad Saeed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , is a Sufi mausoleum, , shrine and library complex, located in , in the of . The complex dedicated to Abdul-Qadir al-Gilani, the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order and its surrounding square is named . is situated 420 metres northeast of Al-Khilani Mosque.

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. is situated 700 metres southeast of Al-Khilani Mosque.

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 2½ km northwest of Al-Khilani Mosque.

Neighborhood
Photo: NetSerfer, Public domain.
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. is situated 3½ km southwest of Al-Khilani Mosque.

Al-Khilani Mosque

Latitude
33.33351° or 33° 20′ 1″ north
Longitude
44.40529° or 44° 24′ 19″ east
Open location code
8H568CM4+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6756164
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Satellite Map

Discover Al-Khilani Mosque from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Khilani Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع الخلاني”
  • Bengali: “আল-খিলানি মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع الخلانى”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin Al-Khilani”
  • Persian: “مسجد خلانی”
  • Slovenian: “Mošeja Khilani”
  • Urdu: “جامع خلانی”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Xiloniy masjidi”

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