Ash Shahid Monument

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US Navy helicopter in front of the Ash Shahid Monument, 2003 Iraq War .

The Ash Shahid Monument ( Arabic نُصب الشهيد, DMG Nuṣb aš-Šahīd ), also known as the “Memorial of the Martyrs ” is an imposing monument in the Iraqi capital Baghdad . It was completed in 1983 during the first Gulf War and serves to commemorate and honor the Iraqi soldiers who died in the first Gulf War .

It is located east of the Tigris River near the Army Canal that separates Sadr City from the rest of Baghdad.

design

The monument stands on a platform that has a diameter of 190 meters. The platform is located in the center of an artificial lake. The monument consists of a 40-meter-high turquoise-colored dome that is split in the middle into two halves that are not equally large. The design and color of the dome are based on the Abbasid rule and its buildings. There is an eternal flame between the two halves of the dome .

The monument is embedded in a park which also houses a museum, a library and a cafeteria.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Baghdad Monuments: Shaheed Monument . GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Al-Shaheed Monument and Museum . Archnet.org. Retrieved September 24, 2014.

Web links

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Coordinates: 33 ° 20 ′ 35.9 ″  N , 44 ° 26 ′ 45.2 ″  E