Things to see in Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, with an urban population of about 5.1 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 9 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1National Museum of Iraq Museum
The Iraq Museum is the national museum of Iraq, located in Baghdad. The Iraq Museum contains relics from the Mesopotamian, Abbasid, and Persian civilizations.
2Al-Kadhimiya Mosque Place of worship
The Kadhimiyya Mosque is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and shrine located in the Kādhimiya suburb of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. It contains the tombs of the seventh and ninth Twelver Shī'ī Imāms, respectively Mūsā al-Kādhim and his grandson Muhammad al-Jawad.
3Abu Hanifa Mosque Place of worship
The Abu Hanifa Mosque, also known as the Grand Imam Mosque, is a Sunni mosque and shrine, located in the A'dhamiyya district of northern Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq.
4Victory Arch History
The Victory Arch, officially known as the Swords of Qādisīyah, and popularly called the Hands of Victory or the Crossed Swords, are a pair of triumphal arches in central Baghdad, Iraq.
5AlKhulafa Mosque Place of worship
The Al-Khulafa Mosque, also known as the Al-Qasr Mosque, is a Sunni mosque located in the al-Rusafa district of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq.
6Baghdad Tower Landmark
Baghdad Tower (Al-Ma'mun), previously called International Saddam Tower, is a 204 m (669 ft) TV tower in Baghdad, Iraq. The tower opened in 1994 and replaced a communications tower destroyed in the Gulf War.
7Baghdadi Museum Museum
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.
8Firdos Square Neighbourhood
Al-Firdos Square is a public open space in central Baghdad, Iraq. It is named after the Persian word Ferdows, meaning 'paradise'.
9Al-Shaheed Monument History
Al-Shaheed Monument, also known as the Martyr's Memorial, is a monument designed by Iraqi sculptor Ismail Fatah al-Turk and situated in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
10Baghdad Zoo Park
The Baghdad Zoo is a 200-acre (81 ha) zoo originally opened in 1971 and located in Baghdad, Iraq, in the Al-Zawraa Park area along with the Al Zawra’a Dream Park (amusement park) and Zawra'a Tower.
11Mosque of Ahmadiyah Place of worship
The Mosque-Madrasa of al-Ahmadiyya, commonly known as the al-Ahmadiyya Mosque or as the al-Maidan Mosque, is a Sunni mosque and madrasa, located in the al-Rusafa district of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq.
12Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral in Baghdad Place of worship
The Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral in Baghdad is a Cathedral of the Syriac or Antiochian Catholic Church located in Baghdad, Iraq. The current bishop is Archbishop Yousif Abba and the cathedral is 380 meters from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Nareg.
13Umm al-Qura Mosque Place of worship
The Umm al-Qura Mosque, also known as the Umm al-Ma'arik Mosque, is a Sunni mosque located in Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq.
14Haydar-Khana Mosque Place of worship
The Haydar-Khana Mosque is a mosque and madrasa, situated on al-Rashid Street in the Haydar-Khana district of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq.
15Latin Saint Joseph Cathedral Baghdad Place of worship
The St. Joseph's Cathedral or Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph or Church of the Latins or Church of the Virgin Lady, is a Catholic cathedral located on al-Jumhuriya Street in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
16Al-Sarai Mosque Place of worship
The Al-Sarai Mosque, also known as Hassan Pasha Mosque or Al-Nasr li-Din Allah Mosque, is a Sunni mosque located in the Rusafa district of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq, on Zuqaq al-Sarai.
17Sheikh Abdul Qader al-Jilani Mosque Place of worship
The Hadhrat al-Qadiriyya, is a Sufi mausoleum, mosque, shrine and library complex, located in Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. The complex dedicated to Abdul-Qadir al-Gilani, the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order and its surrounding square is named al-Khilani Square.
18Al-Rahman Mosque Place of worship
The Al-Rahman Mosque in Baghdad, was intended to be one of the largest mosques in Iraq. It was begun by Saddam Hussein in 1998, but work was cut short during the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and it was never completed and only its skeleton remains.
19Zumurrud Khatun Mosque Place of worship
The Zumurrud Khatun Mausoleum, also known as the Tomb of Sitta Zubayda, is a mosque and shrine located in Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq.
20Mosque of 17 Ramadan Place of worship
The 17th of Ramadan Mosque is a mosque in al-Rusafa, Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. The mosque is situated in the eastern Karrada district, opposite al-Firdos Square, in front of the Ishtar Hotel.
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