Zawraa Park

Al-Zawraa Park or Al-Zawraa Garden is a public park located in , . Established in the early 1970s, the 3-square kilometer area was previously an army camp until it was converted into a park.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—9:00 PM
  • Type: Park
  • Description: garden in Baghdad, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Al Zawra’a Gardens”, “Al-Zawraa Park”, and “Zawra Park”
  • Address: بغداد
Photo: Ayat Jaryan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ayat Jaryan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ayat Jaryan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ayat Jaryan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zawra Tower and Grand Festivities Square.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 530 metres south of Zawraa Park.

Square
Great Celebrations square is the main square for public celebrations in , Iraq. It includes a for the heads of the state. It's located in the center of the Parade avenue, and it holds three important public monuments created by leading mid-20th century sculptors. is situated 1 km southeast of Zawraa Park.

Monument
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The , officially known as the Swords of Qādisīyah, and popularly called the Hands of Victory or the Crossed Swords, are a pair of triumphal arches in central , Iraq. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Zawraa Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include International Zone of Baghdad and Baghdad.

Neighborhood
The Green Zone, formally Karradat Mariam, is a 10-square-kilometer area in the of central , . It is the seat of the government of Iraq, home to government offices, ministries, state institutions, diplomatic missions, and palaces.

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is the capital and largest city of , with an estimated population of 6-7 million. Once one of the greatest centres of learning and culture in the world, was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

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 2½ km west of Zawraa Park.

Zawraa Park

Latitude
33.31429° or 33° 18′ 52″ north
Longitude
44.37821° or 44° 22′ 42″ east
Operator
Baghdad Mayoralty
Open location code
8H56897H+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83673023
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q12207349
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In Other Languages

“Zawraa Park” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حديقة الزوراء”
  • Arabic: “متنزة الزوراء”
  • Arabic: “متنزه الزوراء”

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