Baxi Shar
Baxi Shar is a park in Erbil, Erbil Governorate. Baxi Shar is situated nearby to the mosque Mzgawti Xanaqa, as well as near Alti Barmakh Mosque.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citadel of Erbil and Kurdish Textile Museum.
Citadel of Erbil
Castle
Photo: jan kurdistani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Erbil, locally called Qellat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The citadel was added to the World Heritage List on 21 June 2014. Citadel of Erbil is situated 320 metres north of Baxi Shar.
Kurdish Textile Museum
Museum
Photo: Ara Qadir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum is a museum devoted to textiles and other cultural works produced in Kurdistan, especially in Iraqi Kurdistan. It was established in 2004 and is located in a renovated mansion in the southeast quarter of the Citadel of Erbil in Iraq. Kurdish Textile Museum is situated 170 metres north of Baxi Shar.
Mzgawti Xanaqa
Mosque
The Khalidiya Khanqah Mosque and Tekke, also known as the Mzgawti Xanaqa, is a religious complex comprising a Sufi mosque, tekke, library, and marketplace, located near the UNESCO World Heritage citadel in the city of Erbil, in the Erbil Governorate of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ankawa.
Ankawa
Town
Ankawa is a suburb of Erbil in Kurdistan Region, 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. Ankawa is situated 4½ km north of Baxi Shar.
Baxi Shar
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.18876° or 36° 11′ 20″ northLongitude
44.0106° or 44° 0′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8H8652Q6+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 557998948OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Baxi Shar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باغی شار”
- Kurdish: “باغی شار”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alti Barmakh Mosque and كرزات قيصر.
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