Zayouna
Zayouna is a neighbourhood of east Baghdad, Iraq.

Zayouna is a neighbourhood of east Baghdad, Iraq. It is a diverse, upper middle-class area bordering the affluent Karrada suburb.
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Worth seeing in and around Zayouna
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.
- 01Al-Shaab Stadium
Al-Sha'ab International Stadium is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. The 35,700-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the largest stadium in Iraq, from its opening on 6 November 1966 until the Basra International Stadium was opened in 2013.
2.6 km · multi-purpose stadium · Wikipedia - 02Al-Shaheed Monument
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. It was originally dedicated to the Iraqi soldiers killed in the Iran–Iraq War and has since grown to become generally considered to be a commemoration of all Iraqi martyrs.
2.4 km · monument commemorating martyrs in Iraq · Wikipedia - 03University of Technology, Iraq
The University of Technology, Iraq is one of Iraq's largest universities. It is situated in the city of Baghdad, Iraq.
2.3 km · University in Iraq · Wikipedia - 04Al-Madina Stadium
Al-Madina International Stadium is a football stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is Iraq's first-ever stadium solar power plant, and the second in the Middle East of its kind.
3.1 km · Football stadium · Wikipedia - 05Al Mansour University College
Al-Mansour University College is a private Iraqi university established in 1988 in Baghdad, Iraq.
3.5 km · private Iraqi university · Wikipedia - 06Q2117452
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium was a multi-use all-seater stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of football club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.
3 km · Stadium in Iraq · Wikipedia - 07Al-Shorta Stadium
Al-Shorta Stadium is a football stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is the home stadium of Iraq Stars League club Al-Shorta.
2.9 km · football stadium in Baghdad, Iraq · Wikipedia - 08Al Sinaa Stadium
Al-Sinaa Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al-Sinaa SC. The stadium holds up to 6,000 people.
2.3 km · stadium in Bagdad, Iraq · Wikipedia - 09Al 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.
3.5 km · Private Iraqi University · Wikipedia - 10Timthal Baghdad
Timthal Baghdad is a public monument in Baghdad, created by the sculptor Mohammed Ghani Hikmat and inaugurated in 2013. It is a tall column with a woman dressed in Abbasid costume sitting on the top.
3.6 km · public monument in Baghdad · Wikipedia
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Getting to Zayouna
- Airports
- Baghdad / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW), 22 km · Al Najaf (NJF), 149 km · Kirkuk (KIK), 238 km
- Najaf → Zayouna145 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · $14–19
- Kirkuk → Zayouna238 km · quickest by road, 4h 1m · $21–29
- Arbil → Zayouna321 km · quickest by road, 5h 34m · $29–39
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No local-transport research exists yet for Zayouna
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Zayouna. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFor those working for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Iraq, there are charter airlines operating into Baghdad.
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Next door to Zayouna
Zayouna is 6 km from Baghdad, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Al-Amin al-Thaniyahneighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq3.8 km
- an-Nīlcity of medieval Iraq3.8 km