Guards

Guards is an office in , . Guards is situated near , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Citadel of Erbil and Kurdish Textile Museum.

Castle
Photo: jan kurdistani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , locally called Qellat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of in the of . The citadel was added to the World Heritage List on 21 June 2014. is situated 780 metres west of Guards.

Museum
Photo: Ara Qadir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum is a devoted to textiles and other cultural works produced in , especially in Iraqi Kurdistan. It was established in 2004 and is located in a renovated mansion in the southeast quarter of the in . is situated 670 metres west of Guards.

Mosque
The Khalidiya Khanqah Mosque and Tekke, also known as the , is a religious complex comprising a Sufi , , library, and marketplace, located near the UNESCO World Heritage in the city of , in the of the of . is situated 570 metres west of Guards.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erbil and Ankawa.

Photo: Lamacchiacosta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the capital and largest city in , and the fourth-largest city in . It is one of the oldest continually-inhabited sites of human civilization, and is also a rapidly-growing and urbanizing center for the oil industry and NGOs in the Middle East.

Town
Photo: Leviclancy, CC0.
is a suburb and neighborhood of in , Iraq. It is located 8 kilometres northwest of downtown Erbil. The suburb is predominantly populated by Christian Assyrians, most of whom adhere to the Chaldean Catholic Church. is situated 5 km northwest of Guards.

Guards

Latitude
36.18915° or 36° 11′ 21″ north
Longitude
44.01751° or 44° 1′ 3″ east
Open location code
8H8652Q9+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1467832020
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­security
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In Other Languages

“Guards” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حارس أمن”

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