History & heritageNajaf Governorate, Iraq

Al-Qādisiyyah

Ancient city in Iraq.

About

Al-Qādisiyyah is a historical city in southern Mesopotamia, southwest of al-Hillah and al-Kūfah in Iraq. It is most famous as the site of the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in c. 636, in which an Arab Muslim army defeated a larger Sasanian army.

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Location

Open map: Al-Qādisiyyah and 1 nearby attractions

31.58300, 44.43300 · Najaf Governorate

Nearby

  1. Al-HiraHistory & heritage
    44 km
  2. Imam Ali ShrineReligious sites
    47 km
  3. Great Mosque of KufaReligious sites
    50 km
Photo credits (3)
  • Al-Hira: Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād · Public domain · Commons
  • Imam Ali Shrine: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson. · Public domain · Commons
  • Great Mosque of Kufa: David Stanley in Nanaimo, Canada now on flickr; originally from panoramio · CC BY 2.0 · Commons