Karkh cemetery

Al-Karkh Islamic cemetery is a cemetery located in the town of , Iraq. It is located on the road that links to , and is widely visited by families of those interred there.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: Cemetery in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Al-Karkh Islamic cemetery”, “Maqbarat al-Karakh”, and “Maqbarat al-Karakh al-Islāmīyah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baghdad Central Prison.

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Abu Ghraib prison was a prison complex in , , located 32 kilometers west of . It became internationally known as a place where Saddam Hussein's government tortured and executed dissidents, and later as the site of the Abu Ghraib torture… is situated 3½ km southeast of Karkh cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Nasr Wal Salam.

Town
or Nasser Wa Salaam is a city in the Abu Ghraib district of , about 30 km west of . It has 208,506 inhabitants.

Karkh cemetery

Latitude
33.31421° or 33° 18′ 51″ north
Longitude
44.04228° or 44° 2′ 32″ east
Open location code
8H56827R+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 250956556
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q54870528
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Karkh cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة الكرخ الإسلامية”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة الكرخ”
  • Swedish: “Al-Karkh islamiska begravningsplats”

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