Iraq
Baghdad Governorate
Al-Kāżimiyyah

Buratha Mosque

The Buratha Mosque is a Twelver Shi'ite , located in the district of , . It is an important holy site for Twelver Shi'ites. The mosque was allegedly built in the 7th century over an old Nestorian Christian monastery, and it is now located at least 5 kilometres from the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: historic mosque Baghdad, Iraq
  • Also known as: “دير الراهب براثا”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Zawra’a Stadium and Medical City.

Stadium
Al-Zawra'a Stadium is an association football located in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of Al-Zawraa SC. The stadium was inaugurated in February 2022 and seats 15,443 spectators. is situated 1 km southeast of Buratha Mosque.

Hospital
Baghdad formerly known as Saddam from 1983–2003 and before that known as Teaching Hospital from 1973–1983 is a complex of several teaching hospitals in Bab Al-Moatham, , . is situated 1½ km east of Buratha Mosque.

Work of art
is a public monument in , created by the sculptor Mohammed Ghani Hikmat and inaugurated in 2013. It appears as a golden globe, bearing Arabic letters that have been squeezed together and distorted to form the spherical shape. is situated 1 km southeast of Buratha Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amedi and Bab Al-Moatham.

Quarter
Al-Adhamiyah, also Azamiya, is a neighborhood and east-central district of the city of , . It is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad.

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. is situated 3½ km northeast of Buratha Mosque.

Buratha Mosque

Latitude
33.3512° or 33° 21′ 4″ north
Longitude
44.36115° or 44° 21′ 40″ east
Open location code
8H569926+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 86180544
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q12204312
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Buratha Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “براثا”
  • Arabic: “جامع براثا”
  • Arabic: “مسجد براثا”
  • Bengali: “বুরাথা মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع براثا”
  • Fulah: “Buratha Mosque”
  • Persian: “مسجد براثا”
  • Turkish: “Berasa Camii”
  • Turkish: “Burasa Camii”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include مقبرة براثا and Baghdad Hospital Al Karka Jumhoori.

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