Umm al-Tabul Mosque

The Umm al-Tabul Mosque is a large located in the neighborhood of , in the of . Built in commemoration of the officers participating in the 1959 Mosul uprising, the mosque is notable for its unique architecture which takes inspiration from Egyptian Islamic architecture, specifically the in .
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  • Type: Place of worship
  • Description: modern mosque in Baghdad, built in 1968
  • Also known as: “Um al-Tabboul Mosque” and “ام الطبول”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include As-Salam Palace and Baghdad Mall.

Castle
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The is a former home of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Since 2012, the palace has been certified as a Republican Palace. is situated 2 km northeast of Umm al-Tabul Mosque.

Shopping center
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is a multi-purpose building consisting of a , a hotel and a medical centre in , . Located in , at the intersection between the Damascus street and Al-Kindi street, it is one of the largest shopping malls in Baghdad. is situated 3½ km northeast of Umm al-Tabul Mosque.

Building
, previously called International Saddam Tower, is a 204 m TV tower in , . The tower opened in 1994 and replaced a communications tower destroyed in the Gulf War. is situated 2 km northeast of Umm al-Tabul Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yarmouk and Mansour district.

Neighborhood
is an upmarket neighborhood located within in , . It is adjacent to Baghdad Airport Road. Built in the 1950s, it was once home to numbers of high-ranking officials from Abdul-Karim Qasim's government.

Quarter
Al-Mansour or just Mansour is one of the nine administrative districts in , . It is in western Baghdad and is bounded on the east by district in central Baghdad, to the north by , to the west by , and to the south by Baghdad Airport Road, on the other side of which is al-Rashid district. is situated 3 km north of Umm al-Tabul Mosque.

Quarter
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or Al Rashid is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, . It is in southern Baghdad, on the western side of the River. is to the north of the western half of the district, on the other side of the Baghdad Airport Road. is situated 3 km south of Umm al-Tabul Mosque.

Umm al-Tabul Mosque

Latitude
33.28696° or 33° 17′ 13″ north
Longitude
44.34434° or 44° 20′ 40″ east
Open location code
8H5678PV+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82992750
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q12204308
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Umm al-Tabul Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع أم الطبول”
  • Arabic: “جامع ام الطبول”
  • Bengali: “উম্মে আল-তাবুল মসজিদ”
  • Central Kurdish: “مزگەوتی ئوم تووبوول”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع ام الطبول”
  • Urdu: “جامع ام طبول”
  • Uzbek: “Umm al-Tabul masjidi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ساحة أم الطبول and مديرية الوقف السني بغداد/الكرخ.

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