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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  • Mosque
  • …is also known as “دير الراهب براثا”
  • Description: historic mosque Baghdad, Iraq

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Zawra’a Stadium and Medical City.
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Baghdad formerly known as Saddam Medical… is situated 1½ km east of Buratha Mosque.
is a public monument in … is situated 1 km southeast of Buratha Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amedi and Bab Al-Moatham.
Al-Adhamiyah, also Azamiya, is a neighborhood and…
Bab al-Mu'adham is a prominent landmark in , .
or Waziriyah is a neighborhood in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, . is situated 3½ km northeast of Buratha Mosque.

Buratha Mosque

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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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