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Zayouna

Zayouna is a neighbourhood of east Baghdad, Iraq.

Zayouna
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The place

Zayouna is a neighbourhood of east Baghdad, Iraq. It is a diverse, upper middle-class area bordering the affluent Karrada suburb.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

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.

  1. 01
    Al-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
  2. 02
    Al-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
  3. 03
    University 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
  4. 04
    Al-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
  5. 05
    Al 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
  6. 06
    Q2117452

    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
  7. 07
    Al-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
  8. 08
    Al 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
  9. 09
    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.

    3.5 km · Private Iraqi University · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Timthal 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 → Zayouna
    145 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · $14–19
  • Kirkuk → Zayouna
    238 km · quickest by road, 4h 1m · $21–29
  • Arbil → Zayouna
    321 km · quickest by road, 5h 34m · $29–39
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Not yet researched

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.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inFor those working for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Iraq, there are charter airlines operating into Baghdad.

From Wikivoyage: Baghdad, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Yeghegnadzor and the Vayots Dzor valleyAM

    9 ways of moving, 32 sources

    720 km
  2. 02
    GyumriAM

    12 ways of moving, 47 sources

    832 km
  3. 03
    Vardzia and the Javakheti plateauGE

    12 ways of moving, 57 sources

    902 km
  4. 04
    Sheki (Şəki)AZ

    10 ways of moving, 46 sources

    908 km
  5. 05
    Petra and Wadi MusaJO

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    912 km

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Around it

Next door to Zayouna

Zayouna is 6 km from Baghdad, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.