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Discover Ḩayy ar Rabī‘
The district Ḩayy ar Rabī‘ of Tall al Līfah in Al Rusafa (Muḩāfaz̧at Baghdād) is a district in Iraq a little south-east of Baghdad, the country's capital city.
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When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Baghdad, Al Mahmudiyah, Abu Ghurayb, As Suwayrah and At Tarmiyah. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Evening Temperature | 24°C / 74 °F |
Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 35% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 49% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Cristal Grand Ishtar Hotel
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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.
Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility
The Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility adjacent to the Tuwaitha "Yellow Cake Factory" contains the remains of nuclear reactors bombed by Israel in 1981 and the United States in 1991. It was used as a storage facility for spent reactor fuel and industrial and medical wastes. The radioactive material would not be useful for a fission bomb, but could be used in a dirty bomb.
Canal Hotel bombing
The Canal Hotel Bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, in the afternoon of August 19, 2003, killed at least 22 people, including the United Nations' Special Representative in Iraq Sérgio Vieira de Mello, and wounded over 100. The blast targeted the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq created just 5 days earlier. (The United Nations had used the hotel as its headquarters in Iraq since the early 1990s.
Diyala River
The Diyala River after Darban-e Khan Dam:Kurdish: Sirwan, سيروان, Arabic: نهر ديالى, Persian: سیروان دیاله, is a river and tributary of the Tigris that runs mainly through Eastern Iraq but also Western Iran. It covers a total distance of 445 km . It rises near Sanandaj, in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. It then descends through the mountains, where for some 32 km it forms the border between the two countries. It finally feeds into the Tigris below Baghdad.
General Security Directorate (Iraq)
The General Security Directorate (GSD) (مديرية الامن العامة, Mudiriyat al-Amn al-Amma) was the intelligence agency of Iraq. It was announced by interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at a press conference in July 2004 in a climate of widespread violence by terrorist groups and the Iraqi insurgency. Although details on its organisation were not made clear at the time, the General Security Directorate's designated mission was to "infiltrate and annihilate Iraq's tenacious insurgency".
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.
Al-Shaab Stadium
Al-Shaab Stadium also known as The People's Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is used mostly for football (soccer) matches and is the home of the Iraq national football team. The stadium has seating for 40,000 people. It was built in 1966. The opening match featured Iraq and Benfica, for whom Eusébio was playing. The stadium was a gift to the Iraqi government from the Gulbenkian Foundation.
Operation Opera
Operation Opera, also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise Israeli air strike carried out on 7 June 1981, that destroyed a nuclear reactor under construction 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. This operation was after Iran's Operation Scorch Sword that damaged this nuclear facility months before. In 1976, Iraq purchased an "Osiris"-class nuclear reactor from France.
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= }}
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.
New Baghdad
New Baghdad or Baghdad Al-Jidida is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. This district has nine Neighborhood Advisory Councils (NAC) and a District Advisory Council. It is located east of the city center. This district was renamed, 9 Nissan or Tisa Nissan was the new name Nissan is the word for April, although most Iraqis do not yet use that name (9 Nissan). It is also known as 7 Nissan. 29. Shaab stadium, Bor Saeid sqr, Matyr's Monument 30. Muthana, Zayouna 31.
Saddam Hussein Gymnasium
Baghdad Gymnasium is a sports complex in Baghdad, Iraq adjacent to the Al-Shaab Stadium. Designed by Le Corbusier under the commission of King Faisal II in 1956 for potential use in the 1960 Summer Olympics. After Faisal II was overthrown in a military coup in 1958 the project was abandoned.
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.
Namir Noor-Eldeen
Namir Noor-Eldeen (September 1, 1984 – July 12, 2007) was an Iraqi freelance photojournalist. He was killed, along with his assistant Saeed Chmagh and a number of Iraqi citizens, by American military forces in the New Baghdad district of Baghdad, Iraq, during an airstrike on July 12, 2007.
July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike
The July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrikes were a series of air-to-ground attacks conducted by a team of two United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopters in Al-Amin al-Thaniyah, in the district of New Baghdad in Baghdad, during the Iraqi insurgency and US military occupation of Iraq which followed the Iraq War. The attacks received worldwide coverage following the release of 39 minutes of classified cockpit gunsight footage in 2010.
Saeed Chmagh
Saeed Chmagh (January 1, 1967 – July 12, 2007) was an Iraqi employed by Reuters news agency as a driver and camera assistant. He was killed, along with his colleague Namir Noor-Eldeen by American military forces in the New Baghdad district of Baghdad, Iraq, during an airstrike on July 12, 2007.
Rasheed Air Base
Rasheed Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
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.
Operation Scorch Sword
Operation Scorch Sword was a surprise IRIAF Airstrike carried out on 30 September 1980, that lightly damaged an almost complete nuclear reactor 17 km south-east of Baghdad, Iraq. Eight days into the Iran-Iraq War Operation Scorch Sword commenced. At dawn on 30 September 1980, four Iranian F-4E Phantom jets refueled mid-air near the Iran-Iraq border. After crossing into Iraq, the fighters climbed to a higher altitude to be detectable by Iraqi radar.
Capture of Baghdad (1623)
The Capture of Baghdad occurred on 25 January 1623. Which was a conflict between the military of Abbas I of Persia against Murad IV of Turkey.