Mzgawti Xanaqa

The Khalidiya Khanqah Mosque and Tekke, also known as the Mzgawti Xanaqa, 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 .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: sufi lodge and mosque located in Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Also known as: “Khalidiya Khanqah Mosque and Tekke”
  • Address: أربيل, شارۆچکەی ناوەندیی هەولێر, پارێزگای هەولێر, کوردستان 44001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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 330 metres northwest of Mzgawti Xanaqa.

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 170 metres northwest of Mzgawti Xanaqa.

Marketplace
A is a type of covered bazaar typical of and . Arbil contains an extensive Qaysari, just south of the citadel in the center of town that was first established in the early 13th century AD. is situated 170 metres west of Mzgawti Xanaqa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ankawa.

Town
is a suburb 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 4½ km north of Mzgawti Xanaqa.

Mzgawti Xanaqa

Latitude
36.18886° or 36° 11′ 20″ north
Longitude
44.01113° or 44° 0′ 40″ east
Open location code
8H8652Q6+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 405885486
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q28715077
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Mzgawti Xanaqa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع خانقاه”
  • Arabic: “جامع وتكية خانقاه الخالدية”
  • Bengali: “খালিদিয়া খানকাহ মসজিদ ও টেক্কে”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع وتكيه خانقاه الخالديه”
  • Turkish: “Halidiye Hankah Camii ve Tekkesi”
  • Urdu: “خالدیہ خانقاہ مسجد اور تکیہ”

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