Yarmouk, Baghdad

Yarmouk
اليرموك
Neighborhood
Yarmouk neighborhood, Baghdad
Coordinates: 33°16′53″N 44°20′45″E / 33.2813°N 44.3457°E / 33.2813; 44.3457
CountryIraq
GovernorateBaghdad Governorate
DistrictMansour district

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.

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