Uruk

Uruk is an event venue in , . Uruk is situated nearby to the shopping center , as well as near the hospital .
  • Type: Event venue
  • Also known as: “Warkaa” and “قاعة الوركاء”
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baghdad Mall and As-Salam Palace.

Shopping center
Photo: MohammadHuzam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose building consisting of a , a hotel and a medical centre in , . Located in , at the intersection between the Damascus street and Al-Kindi street, it is one of the largest shopping malls in Baghdad. is situated 310 metres east of Uruk.

Castle
Photo: Botsojoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a palace located on Al-Kindi Street in the of , . Rather than serving as the residence of the former president of Iraq Saddam Hussein and his family, it primarily housed visiting foreign dignitaries. is situated 1¼ km south of Uruk.

Park
Photo: Mohmmd Abd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Zawraa Park or Al-Zawraa Garden is a public park located in , . Established in the early 1970s, the 3-square kilometer area was previously an army camp until it was converted into a park. is situated 1½ km east of Uruk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mansour district and Yarmouk.

Quarter
Al-Mansour or just Mansour is one of the nine administrative districts in , . It is in western Baghdad and is bounded on the east by district in central Baghdad, to the north by , to the west by , and to the south by Baghdad Airport Road, on the other side of which is al-Rashid district.

Neighborhood
is an upmarket neighborhood located within in , . It is adjacent to Baghdad Airport Road. Built in the 1950s, it was once home to numbers of high-ranking officials from Abdul-Karim Qasim's government.

Neighborhood
Photo: NetSerfer, Public domain.
The Green Zone, formally Karradat Mariam, is a 10-square-kilometer area in the of central , . It is the seat of the government of Iraq, home to government offices, ministries, state institutions, diplomatic missions, and palaces.

Uruk

Latitude
33.31176° or 33° 18′ 42″ north
Longitude
44.36108° or 44° 21′ 40″ east
Open location code
8H568966+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 951275233
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­exhibition_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
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