Ammo Baba Stadium
Ammo Baba Stadium, previously known as Al Rusafa Stadium, is a football stadium that is currently under construction in Baghdad, Iraq. It will have a capacity of 31,200 spectators and will cost approximately 100 million USD funded entirely by the Iraqi government.- Type: Stadium
- Description: association football stadium
- Also known as: “Ammo Baba stadium”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sha’ab and Saba Abkar.
Sha’ab
Suburb
Sha'ab is a neighborhood of Adhamiyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, It is subdivided into Sha'ab east, Sha'ab south, Sha'ab north. The neighborhood is almost entirely Shia Muslim especially after the Shia militias takeover of the town in 2006 led by Mahdi Army known as the JAM which committed mass murders against Sunni families in order to create a Shia zone region in Baghdad. Sha’ab is situated 7 km south of Ammo Baba Stadium.
Saba Abkar
Neighborhood
Saba Abkar is an area, north of Baghdad, Iraq, located on the eastern bank of Tigris, just outside of Adhamiya. Saba Abkar is situated 8 km south of Ammo Baba Stadium.
Ur
Neighborhood
Hayy Ur is a neighborhood in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, near Sadr city. In 2003, the United Nations Development Programme reported that almost every residence housing at least two families in Hayy Ur included a widow. Ur is situated 8 km south of Ammo Baba Stadium.
Ammo Baba Stadium
- Categories: association football venue, recreation area, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.47143° or 33° 28′ 17″ northLongitude
44.37345° or 44° 22′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8H56F9CF+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1264280928OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadiumWikidata ID
Q54888192
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In Other Languages
“Ammo Baba Stadium” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ملعب عمو بابا”
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