Baghdad, Iraq
Umm al-Qura Mosque
The Umm al-Qura Mosque, also known as the Umm al-Ma'arik Mosque, is a Sunni mosque located in Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. It was the city's largest place of worship for Sunnis, but it has also become the location of a Shi'a hawza and a place of refuge for many fleeing the terrorists' depredations in the Anbar Province. It was designed to commemorate former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's self-proclaimed victory in the Gulf War and was intended to serve as a personal tribute to Saddam himself.
- City
- Baghdad
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
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