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Delve into Ḩayy al Karrādah
The district Ḩayy al Karrādah of Baghdad in Al Rusafa (Muḩāfaz̧at Baghdād) is a subburb in Iraq and is a district of the nations capital.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Abu Ghurayb, Al Mahmudiyah, At Tarmiyah, Baqubah and As Suwayrah. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 35°C / 94 °F
Morning Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
Evening Temperature | 34°C / 92 °F |
Night Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 10% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
33°C (91 °F)
31°C (88 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
36°C (97 °F)
33°C (92 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
38°C (101 °F)
34°C (94 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Cristal Grand Ishtar Hotel
Royal Tulip Alrasheed Hotel
Coral Baghdad Hotel
Babylon Warwick Hotel
Videos from this area
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Cmdr. Ian Wexler and family send family and friends in East Greenwich, Rhode Island holiday greetings from Baghdad, Iraq, where he is serving in Operation New Dawn.
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Lt. Col. John Packhem sends family and friends in Cumberland and East Greenwich, Rhode Island holiday greetings from Baghdad, Iraq, where he is serving in Operation New Dawn.
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Spc. Aaron Byron sends family and friends in Rhode Island holiday greetings from Baghdad, Iraq, where he is serving in Operation New Dawn.
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Airman 1st Class Joel Carveiro sends family in Massachusetts holiday greetings from Baghdad, Iraq.
L'équipe drôle d'oiseaux - A funny team of birds (Baghdad)
I started shoot too late, sorry for that :)))
Flying to Taji
Flying out of LZ Washington late August 2007 to Taji, due north. Good view of Haifa Street, Kadamiya, and the palm groves north of Baghdad.
الجسر ذو الطابقين (فيديو العبور) - بغداد
جسر صدام ذو الطابقين . جسر التحدي 1992 الموسيقى التصويريه : موريس جار عن فلم عمر المختار اسد الصحراء.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of the Republic of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Province. The population of Baghdad as of 2011 is approximately 7,216,040, making it the largest city in Iraq, the second largest city in the Arab World, and the second largest city in Western Asia. Located along the Tigris River, the city was founded in the 8th century and became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Victory Arch
The Arc of Triumph also called the Swords of Qādisīyah، and Hands of Victory in some Western sources, are a pair of triumphal arches in central Baghdad, Iraq. Each arch consists of a pair of hands holding crossed swords. The two arches mark the two entrances to Great Celebrations square and the parade-ground constructed to commemorate the Iran-Iraq war, led by then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The arches were opened to the public on August 8, 1989.
Green Zone
The Green Zone is the most common name for the International Zone of Baghdad. It is a 10 square kilometers area of central Baghdad, Iraq, that was the governmental center of the Coalition Provisional Authority and remains the center of the international presence in the city. Its official name beginning under the Iraqi Interim Government is the International Zone, though Green Zone remains the most commonly used term.
Firdos Square
Firdaus Square, or Firdos Square, is a public open space in Baghdad, Iraq. It is named after the Arabic word Firdows, which literally means "paradise". It is the location of two of the best-known hotels in Baghdad, the Palestine Hotel and the Sheraton Ishtar. The square was the site of the statue of Saddam Hussein that was torn down by U.S. coalition forces in a widely-televised event during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Iraq Stock Exchange
The Iraq Stock Exchange ('ISX), formally the Baghdad Stock Exchange, is a stock exchange in Baghdad, Iraq. The Iraq Stock Exchange was incorporated and began operations in June 2004. It operates under the oversight of the Iraq Securities Commission, an independent commission modeled after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. June Reed is an American adviser to the stock exchange.
Republican Palace
The Republican Palace is a palace in Baghdad, Iraq, constructed on the orders of King Faisal II. It was Saddam Hussein's preferred place to meet visiting heads of state. The United States spared the palace during its shock and awe raid during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, in the belief that it might hold valuable documents. The Green Zone developed around it.
Palestine Hotel
The Palestine Hotel, often referred to simply as The Palestine, is an 18-story hotel in Baghdad, Iraq located on Firdos Square, across from the Sheraton Ishtar. It has long been favored by journalists and media personnel. The hotel overlooks the Tigris on its eastern bank and is located several hundred metres south of the Baghdad Hotel. The hotel was built in 1982 by the Iraqi government and managed by the French hotelier Le Méridien as the Palestine Meridien Hotel.
Ishtar Sheraton Hotel
The Ishtar Sheraton Hotelis a hotel in Baghdad, Iraq located on Firdos Square. It is the tallest building in Baghdad, and the tallest structure in Iraq after the Baghdad Tower. Despite its name, the hotel has had nothing to do with the Sheraton Hotel chain for over twenty years. The chain severed their management contract with the Iraqi Government, which built the property, during the 1991 Gulf War and the name has been used without permission ever since.
Embassy of the United States, Baghdad
The Embassy of the United States in Baghdad is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Iraq. It is located in Baghdad and is home to the Ambassador to Iraq. Ambassador Robert S. Beecroft is currently the Chief of Mission. The Embassy of the United States in Baghdad is the largest and most expensive of any embassy in the world. At 440,000 square meters it is nearly as large as Vatican City. It also employs 15,000 people and cost $750 million to build.
Ibn Sina Hospital
Ibn Sina Hospital is a hospital in Baghdad, Iraq which was built by four Iraqi doctors – Modafar Al Shather, Kadim Shubar, Kasim Abdul Majeed and Clement Serkis – in the mid-1960s. It was purchased for a fraction of its true value by the Iraqi government for use by Saddam Hussein, his family and the Baath Party elite. Uday Hussein was hospitalized there after being wounded in a failed assassination attempt in the mid-1990s.
Al-Fanar Hotel
The Al-Fanar Hotel is a hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. It is popular with independent travelers to the city. It is also the place where the Iraqi Heavy Metal band Acrassicauda played their last concert inside Iraq. It is across the street from the Palestine Hotel, and is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33|18|57|N|44|25|01|E|type:landmark | |name= }}. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33|18|57|N|44|25|01|E|type:landmark |primary |name= }}
Karkh
Karkh or Al-Karkh is historically the name of the western half of Baghdad, Iraq, or alternatively, the western shore of the river Tigris as it ran through Baghdad. The eastern shore is known as Al-Rasafa. Its name is derived from the Syriac (ܟܪܟܐ) Karkha; citadel. Today, it is also a neighborhood between the international zone and the Tigris. Karkh is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad.
3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing
The 3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing was the detonation of a large truck bomb in a busy market in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on 3 February 2007. The suicide attack killed at least 135 people and injured 339 others. The bomb, estimated to be about one ton in weight, brought down at least 10 buildings and coffee shops and obliterated market stalls in a largely Shi‘ite enclave less than a half mile from the Tigris River.
Assassins' Gate (Green Zone)
The Assassin's Gate is one of four primary points of entry to the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq. The name originates from the unit (Alpha Company, 2-6 Infantry, 2 Brigade, 1 Armored Division - Alpha Assassins) initially providing security at the gate and does not refer to an event nor does it have any Iraqi meaning. It is described as "a sandstone arch".
Karrada
Karrada is a major affluent district of the city Baghdad, Iraq. It is of a mixed population but has a Shia majority. There are also Christians. It is considered one of the most integrated areas of the city since its residences in general have roots in the area. Karrada as a land is part of a peninsula created by the Tigris river significant turn, which gives this part of the city a remarkable character. The area has the river running on both sides.
The Monument to the Unknown Soldier
The Monument to the Unknown Soldier is said to be inspired by the glorification of a martyr from the Iran–Iraq War, built in 1980 in central Baghdad when the war began. In 1986 the national square of Iraq, Great Celebrations square, was built near the monument, and in 1989 the Victory Arches were added to celebrate the victory of the war on Iran. The Monument represents a traditional shield (dira¹a) dropping from the dying grasp of an Iraqi warrior.
Al Yarmouk University College
Al Yarmouk University College is a private Iraqi university established in 1996 in Diyala and the Medical Departments lie in Baghdad, Iraq.
Al Mansour University College
Al Mansour University College is a private Iraqi university estableshed in 1988 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control
Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control (COSQC) is an agency of the Government of Iraq which promotes standardization and quality control. COSQC is part of the Ministry of Planning of Iraq. COSQC belongs to the International Organization for Standardization. There are about 450 manpower in COSQC All the work is done by specialized laboratories and staff of engineers, chemists, physicists, biologists, administrative and others.
25 October 2009 Baghdad bombings
The 25 October 2009 Baghdad bombings were attacks in Baghdad, Iraq which killed 155 people and injured at least 721 people.
Babel Hotel
Babel Hotel, or Babylon Hotel is a large hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, originally built for Oberoi Hotels %26 Resorts It is located on Haifa Street, on the banks of the Tigris, in Zuweia district, 10 min from downtown, and is 4 star hotel with 300 rooms. It is a Ziggurat, having the form of a terraced step pyramid of successively receding stories or levels. It is not yet possible to book online. On January 25, 2010 it was the site of a car bomb attack.
Package Q Strike
The Package Q Airstrike was the largest air strike of the Gulf War, and the largest strike of F-16s in military history. Many aircraft including the F-117 were used to attack targets in Baghdad, which was the most heavily defended area of Iraq. The same target was hit several times by F-117, and the last package consisted of 17 F-111F on the 19th day of the war. The main target of the strike was the Osirak Nuclear Reactor in Baghdad, along with many other military sites across the city.
10 May 2010 Iraq attacks
The 10 May 2010 Iraq attacks were a series of bomb and shooting attacks that occurred in Iraq on 10 May 2010, killing over 114 people and injuring 350, the highest death toll for a single day in Iraq in 2010. This was the bloodiest day in Iraq since 8 December 2009, when 127 people were killed in the capital. It was also the deadliest day in the country until the attacks on 23 July 2012, which killed 116 people.
Emo killings in Iraq
The Emo killings in Iraq were a string of homicides that were part of a campaign against gay Iraqi teenage boys who dressed in a Westernized "emo" style. At least six, and up to 70 young men were kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Baghdad, Iraq, during March 2012. In September 2012, BBC News reported that gay men in Baghdad say the killings are continuing.
Great Celebrations square
Great Celebrations square is the main square for public celebrations in Baghdad with a stadium for the heads of the state in the center of the Parade avenue. Constructed in the era of the President Saddam Hussein and were held in which all military parades and national events. The square was built in 1986, and in 1989 the Victory Arches were added to celebrate the victory in the Iran–Iraq War.