Yarmouk, Baghdad
Yarmouk
اليرموك | |
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Neighborhood | |
Umm al-Tabul Mosque, Yarmouk neighborhood, Baghdad | |
Interactive map of Yarmouk | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′53″N 44°20′45″E / 33.2813°N 44.3457°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Baghdad Governorate |
| District | Mansour district |
| ZIP | 10015 |
Yarmouk (Arabic, اليرموك) is an upmarket neighborhood (67th) located within Mansour district in Baghdad, Iraq. It is adjacent to Baghdad Airport Road. Built in the 1950s, it was once home to numbers of high-ranking officials from Abdul-Karim Qasim's government. Yarmouk is now inhabited by people from both the Shia and Sunni sects, while it used to be the home of many Sunni officials during Saddam Hussein's rule. Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital is located in Yarmouk, along with Al Yarmouk University College. The Zip code is 10015.
Yarmouk is bordered by three important urban square—Jordan Intersection, Yarmouk Square and Qahtan Square. The Yarmouk Square is home to a statue of the former president of Iraq Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr.