Akarkuf
Akarkuf is a locality in Abu Ghraib District, Baghdad Governorate. Akarkuf is situated nearby to the village As Salmaniyat, as well as near the neighborhood محمد جرو.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dur-Kurigalzu ziggurat.
Dur-Kurigalzu ziggurat
Dur-Kurigalzu was a city in southern Mesopotamia, near the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala rivers, about 30 kilometres west of the center of Baghdad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abu Ghraib and Ghazaliya.
Abu Ghraib
Town
Abu Ghraib is a city in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq, located just west of Baghdad's city center, or northwest of Baghdad International Airport. It has a population of 900,000. Abu Ghraib is situated 6 km south of Akarkuf.
Ghazaliya
Suburb
Ghazaliya is a neighborhood in the western outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, in the city's Mansour district. To the north of Ghazaliya is the neighborhood of Al-Shu'ala, to the east is Al-Adel, to the south is Al Khadhraa, and to the west is Abu Ghraib. Ghazaliya is situated 9 km east of Akarkuf.
Al-Shu’ala
Quarter
Al-Shu'ala is a lower middle class district of Baghdad, Iraq. It is heavily populated and its inhabitants are working class families of limited income. Al-Shu’ala is situated 9 km east of Akarkuf.
Akarkuf
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Akarkūf, Akarkuf”, “Aqarqūf, Aqarquf”, “Burj Aqarqūf, Burj Aqarquf”, “برج عقرقوف”, and “عقرقوف”
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Abu Ghraib District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.36212° or 33° 21′ 44″ north
Longitude
44.18519° or 44° 11′ 7″ east
Open location code
8H56956P+R3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Akarkuf” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عكركوف”
- French: “Akarkuf;Aqarquf”
- German: “Akarkuf;Aqarquf”
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