Al-Wazeer Mosque
The Al-Wazeer Mosque is a Sunni mosque, located in the Al-Rusafa district of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. The mosque was built by the Wazir of Baghdad Hassan Pasha in 1599 CE during the Ottoman era.Photo: Mahmoudalrawi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baghdad Museum and Martyrs Bridge.
Baghdad 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 Baghdad, Iraq. It was established in 1970. Baghdad Museum is situated 130 metres northeast of Al-Wazeer Mosque.
Martyrs Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ahmedraadiq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martyrs Bridge is situated 120 metres south of Al-Wazeer Mosque.
Shabandar Cafe
Café
Photo: Mikkhalaf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Shabandar Café is one of the oldest and most famous coffeehouses in Baghdad, Iraq. It is located at the end of al-Mutanabbi Street near the Qushla. Shabandar Cafe is situated 130 metres north of Al-Wazeer Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bab Al-Moatham and Bab Al-Sharqi.
Bab Al-Moatham
Suburb
Bab al-Mu'adham is a prominent landmark in Baghdad, Iraq. 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.
Bab Al-Sharqi
Suburb
Bab Al-Sharqi is a neighborhood of central Baghdad, Iraq. It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding Bab Al-Sharqi market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq.
Al-Wazireya
Quarter
Al-Wazireya or Waziriyah is a neighborhood in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, Iraq. It is at one end of the Al-Sarafiya bridge, across the Tigris River from Utafiyah. Al-Wazireya is situated 3 km north of Al-Wazeer Mosque.
Al-Wazeer Mosque
- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Baghdad - Iraq
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Al-Rusafa, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.33927° or 33° 20′ 21″ northLongitude
44.38857° or 44° 23′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8H5689QQ+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 928718449OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q22686775
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Satellite Map
Discover Al-Wazeer Mosque from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Wazeer Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامع الوزير”
- Bengali: “আল-ওয়াজির মসজিদ”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جامع الوزير”
- Fulah: “Al-Wazeer Mosque”
- Persian: “مسجد الوزیر”
- Turkish: “Vezir Hasan Paşa Camii”
- Urdu: “مسجد وزیر”
- Uzbek: “Al-Vazir masjidi”
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