Mar Ephraim Church
Mar Ephraim Church is a church in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. Mar Ephraim Church is situated nearby to the government office الشركة العامة لإدارة النقل الخاص, as well as near the casino al-shalchya cafe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buratha Mosque and Al-Zawra’a Stadium.
Buratha Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Zaid isam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Buratha Mosque is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque, located in the Karkh district of Baghdad, Iraq. 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. Buratha Mosque is situated 460 metres northeast of Mar Ephraim Church.
Al-Zawra’a Stadium
Stadium
Al-Zawra'a Stadium is an association football stadium located in Baghdad, Iraq. 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. Al-Zawra’a Stadium is situated 1 km southeast of Mar Ephraim Church.
Medical City
Hospital
Baghdad Medical City formerly known as Saddam Medical City from 1983–2003 and before that known as Medical City Teaching Hospital from 1973–1983 is a complex of several teaching hospitals in Bab Al-Moatham, Baghdad, Iraq. Medical City is situated 2 km east of Mar Ephraim Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amedi and Bab Al-Moatham.
Amedi
Quarter
Al-Adhamiyah, also Azamiya, is a neighborhood and east-central district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad.
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-Moatham is situated 2½ km east of Mar Ephraim Church.
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 4 km northeast of Mar Ephraim Church.
Mar Ephraim Church
- Type: Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.34863° or 33° 20′ 55″ northLongitude
44.35725° or 44° 21′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8H5689X4+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 944023692OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Mar Ephraim Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة مار افرام”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include الشركة العامة لإدارة النقل الخاص and al-shalchya cafe.
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