Freedom Monument

Freedom Monument: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Freedom Monument

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Freedom Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.32823, 44.40921. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Freedom Monument

• Abd Al-Karim Qasim Museum · museum · Baghdad Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Armenian Church · church · Baghdad Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• جامع الخلاني · dargah · Baghdad Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• مرقد عبدالقادر الكيلاني · dargah · Baghdad Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mier Taweig Synagogue · attraction · Baghdad Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mosque of Sayed Sultan Ali · dargah · Baghdad Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Al-Khalufa Mosque · dargah · Baghdad Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• 17th of Ramadan Mosque · dargah · Baghdad Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Timthal Baghdad · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~3 km · Must-see
• جامع الوزير · dargah · Baghdad Governorate · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kahramana · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~3 km · Must-see
• Haydar Khana Mosque · dargah · Baghdad Governorate · ~3 km · Must-see
• Monument of Unknown Soldier · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Abbasid Palace · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Baghdad · church · Baghdad Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Uzbek Mosque · dargah · Baghdad Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Zumurrud Khatun Mosque · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Al-Shaheed Monument · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~5 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Freedom Monument

Other forts & heritage near Freedom Monument

• Timthal Baghdad · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kahramana · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~3 km · Must-see
• Monument of Unknown Soldier · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Abbasid Palace · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Zumurrud Khatun Mosque · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Al-Shaheed Monument · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~5 km · Must-see
• Save Iraqi Culture Monument · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ashaar Baghdad · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~5 km · Must-see
• Joshua · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~5 km · Must-see
• Shashoua Palace · fort · Baghdad Governorate · ~6 km · Must-see

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