Wastani Gate

Wastani Gate is a castle in , . Wastani Gate is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the cemetery .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baghdad Museum and Al-Khalufa Mosque.

Museum
Photo: Aziz1005, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baghdadi Museum is a local history museum and a tourist landmark located in and about the capital city of , . It was established in 1970. is situated 2 km southwest of Wastani Gate.

Mosque
Photo: Osamah Ibrahim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Al-Khulafa Mosque, also known as the Al-Qasr Mosque, is a Sunni located in the district of , in the of . is situated 1½ km south of Wastani Gate.

Mosque
The is a and madrasa, situated on al-Rashid Street in the Haydar-Khana district of , in the of . is situated 1½ km southwest of Wastani Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bab Al-Moatham and Al-Wazireya.

Suburb
Bab al-Mu'adham is a prominent landmark in , . Bab al-Mu'adham was previously and historically one of the gates of Baghdad during the Ottoman Empire, leading to the mosque of Abu Hanifa, a renowned Islamic scholar.

Quarter
or Waziriyah is a neighborhood in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, . It is at one end of the Al-Sarafiya bridge, across the Tigris River from Utafiyah.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of central , . It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq. is situated 2½ km south of Wastani Gate.

Wastani Gate

Latitude
33.35191° or 33° 21′ 7″ north
Longitude
44.40398° or 44° 24′ 14″ east
Open location code
8H569C23+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 841068623
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
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In Other Languages

“Wastani Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب الوسطاني”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bab al-Wastani and مقبرة الشيخ عمر.

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