Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum is a museum in , which is located on شارع 36. Natural History Museum is situated nearby to the university , as well as near the college .
nhm.uobaghdad.edu.iq
  • Opening hours: Sunday—Thursday 8:00 AM—1:00 PM
  • Email: info@nhm.uobaghdad.edu.iq
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Baghdad, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Iraq Natural History Museum”, “Iraq Natural Research center and museum”, “Museum of natural history”, and “مركز بحوث ومتحف التاريخ الطبيعي”
  • Address: شارع 36, Baghdad

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iraq National Library and Archive and North Gate Cemetery.

Library
The is the national library and national archives of . It is located in the Iraqi capital of and was founded in 1920. It has often been affected by losses resulting from warfares. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Natural History Museum.

Cemetery
The Baghdad War Cemetery is a in in Iraq. The cemetery contains 4480 interments and commemorations. Many graves are marked by Commonwealth War Graves Commission gravestones. is situated 620 metres west of Natural History Museum.

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 1½ km south of Natural History Museum.

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 3½ km southeast of Natural History Museum.

Natural History Museum

Latitude
33.35478° or 33° 21′ 17″ north
Longitude
44.39286° or 44° 23′ 34″ east
Inception
May 2nd, 1946
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Operator
University of Baghdad
Open location code
8H56993V+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 868476261
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q10594974
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Natural History Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف التاريخ الطبيعي (بغداد)”
  • Arabic: “متحف التاريخ الطبيعي ببغداد”
  • Arabic: “متحف التاريخ الطبيعي,بغداد”
  • Arabic: “متحف التاريخ الطبيعي”
  • Arabic: “متحف تاريخ طبيعي بغداد”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’història natural”
  • Chinese: “自然历史博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Natuurmuseum”
  • Finnish: “Luonnontieteellinen museo”
  • French: “musée d’histoire naturelle de Bagdad”
  • French: “Musée d’histoire naturelle”
  • German: “Naturkundemuseum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון להיסטוריה של הטבע”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de história natural”
  • Spanish: “Museo de historia natural”
  • Swedish: “Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Bagdad”
  • Swedish: “Naturhistoriska riksmuseet”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей природничої історії”
  • Urdu: “عجائب گھر تاریخ طبیعی (بغداد)”
  • Urdu: “عجائب گھر تاریخ طبیعی”

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