Shashoua Palace
Shashoua Palace is a castle in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. Shashoua Palace is situated nearby to the police station فوج طوارئ بغداد السادس, as well as near مديرية الافواج.- Type: Castle
- Description: palace in Baghdad
- Also known as: “قصر شاؤول شعشوع”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iraq National Library and Archive and Adila Khatun Mosque.
Iraq National Library and Archive
Library
The Iraq National Library and Archive is the national library and national archives of Iraq. It is located in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and was founded in 1920. It has often been affected by losses resulting from warfares. Iraq National Library and Archive is situated 1½ km southeast of Shashoua Palace.
Adila Khatun Mosque
Mosque
The Adila Khatun Mosque is a Sunni mosque in the al-Rusafa district of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. It was originally founded and built by Adila Khatun, the daughter of Ahmad Pasha ruler the Mamluk state of Iraq, and the wife of Sulayman Abu Layla. Adila Khatun Mosque is situated 1 km southeast of Shashoua Palace.
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 1¼ km south of Shashoua Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bab Al-Moatham and Amedi.
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.
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.
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.
Shashoua Palace
- Categories: palace, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.35877° or 33° 21′ 32″ northLongitude
44.37409° or 44° 22′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8H56995F+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 961854095OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q12233050
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Shashoua Palace” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر شعشوع”
- Hebrew: “שאול שעשוע”
- Swedish: “Qasr Shashoua”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include فوج طوارئ بغداد السادس and مديرية الافواج.
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