Al-Wazireya

Worth seeing in and around Al-Wazireya

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   House of Wisdom

   The House of Wisdom, also known as the Grand Library of Baghdad, was a major Abbasid-era public academy and intellectual center in Baghdad. In popular reference, it acted as one of the world's largest public libraries during the Islamic Golden Age, and was founded either as a library for the collections of the fifth Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid in the late 8th century or as a private collection of the second Abbasid caliph al-Mansur to house rare books and collections in the Arabic language.

   2.7 km · library, translation institute and research center in medieval Baghdad · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Abu Hanifa Mosque

   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. The complex is one of the most prominent mosques in Baghdad, that is built around the tomb of Islamic scholar Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man, the founder of the Hanafi school, an Islamic school of Islamic religious jurisprudence.

   2.4 km · mosque · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Al-Mustansiriya University

   Al-Mustansiriya University is a public university located in Baghdad, Iraq. It traces its origin back to 1227.

   1.5 km · university in Baghdad, Iraq · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Iraq National Library and Archive

   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.

   2.3 km · national library, national archives · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon

   The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad, or simply the Chaldean Patriarchate, is the official title held by the primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Patriarchate is based in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows, Baghdad, Iraq.

   3.6 km · patriarchate of the Catholic Church established after the 1552 schism, based in Baghdad · Wikipedia
6. 06
   AlKhulafa Mosque

   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. Situated on Jumhuriya Street, it is the oldest surviving mosque in Baghdad.

   3.3 km · mosque in Baghdad, Iraq · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Baghdadi 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.

   3 km · history museum in Baghdad, Iraq · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Mosque of Ahmadiyah

   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. The mosque is situated on al-Rashid Street in the southern part of al-Rusafa, and the east of al-Maidan Square, near al-Muradiyya Mosque.

   2.6 km · old Iraqi mosque and school built in the Ottoman Empire in 1796 · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Latin Saint Joseph Cathedral Baghdad

   The St. Joseph's Cathedral or Latin Cathedral of St.

   3.3 km · Roman Catholic cathedral with Latin Rite in Baghdad, Iraq · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Haydar-Khana Mosque

    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. Originally built on top of a 12th-century mosque built by the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir, the 19th-century mosque was built by the Mamluk Dawud Pasha.

    2.7 km · old Iraqi mosque built in the Ottoman Empire in Baghdad in 1819 · Wikipedia

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Getting to Al-Wazireya

Airports

Baghdad / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW), 18 km · Al Najaf (NJF), 153 km · Kirkuk (KIK), 234 km

• Najaf → Al-Wazireya

  149 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · $14–20
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• Kirkuk → Al-Wazireya

  234 km · quickest by road, 3h 56m · $20–28
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• Arbil → Al-Wazireya

  316 km · quickest by road, 5h 28m · $28–39
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