HTML SitemapExplore
logo
Find Things to DoFind The Best Restaurants

Al-Zawraa Park — Attraction in Baghdad

Name
Al-Zawraa Park
Description
Nearby attractions
Alzawraa amusement park
897C+3C3, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Save Iraqi Culture Monument
8989+24R, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Nearby restaurants
كافيه طيور الحب
898F+C6X, الوشاش, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Amasya Restaurant
899C+9PW، المنصور، بغداد،, Baghdad, Iraq
Fig restaurant
894G+WHG، شارع الزيتون, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Related posts
Keywords
Al-Zawraa Park tourism.Al-Zawraa Park hotels.Al-Zawraa Park bed and breakfast. flights to Al-Zawraa Park.Al-Zawraa Park attractions.Al-Zawraa Park restaurants.Al-Zawraa Park travel.Al-Zawraa Park travel guide.Al-Zawraa Park travel blog.Al-Zawraa Park pictures.Al-Zawraa Park photos.Al-Zawraa Park travel tips.Al-Zawraa Park maps.Al-Zawraa Park things to do.
Al-Zawraa Park things to do, attractions, restaurants, events info and trip planning
Al-Zawraa Park
IraqBaghdad GovernorateBaghdadAl-Zawraa Park

Basic Info

Al-Zawraa Park

شارع دمشق،, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
4.1(5.8K)
Open 24 hours
Save
spot

Ratings & Description

Info

Outdoor
Relaxation
Family friendly
Pet friendly
attractions: Alzawraa amusement park, Save Iraqi Culture Monument, restaurants: كافيه طيور الحب, Amasya Restaurant, Fig restaurant
logoLearn more insights from Wanderboat AI.

Plan your stay

hotel
Pet-friendly Hotels in Baghdad
Find a cozy hotel nearby and make it a full experience.
hotel
Affordable Hotels in Baghdad
Find a cozy hotel nearby and make it a full experience.
hotel
The Coolest Hotels You Haven't Heard Of (Yet)
Find a cozy hotel nearby and make it a full experience.
hotel
Trending Stays Worth the Hype in Baghdad
Find a cozy hotel nearby and make it a full experience.

Reviews

Nearby attractions of Al-Zawraa Park

Alzawraa amusement park

Save Iraqi Culture Monument

Alzawraa amusement park

Alzawraa amusement park

4.1

(724)

Open 24 hours
Click for details
Save Iraqi Culture Monument

Save Iraqi Culture Monument

4.5

(758)

Open 24 hours
Click for details

Nearby restaurants of Al-Zawraa Park

كافيه طيور الحب

Amasya Restaurant

Fig restaurant

كافيه طيور الحب

كافيه طيور الحب

4.3

(6)

Click for details
Amasya Restaurant

Amasya Restaurant

4.1

(102)

Click for details
Fig restaurant

Fig restaurant

4.6

(282)

Click for details
Get the Appoverlay
Get the AppOne tap to find yournext favorite spots!
Wanderboat LogoWanderboat

Your everyday Al companion for getaway ideas

CompanyAbout Us
InformationAI Trip PlannerSitemap
SocialXInstagramTiktokLinkedin
LegalTerms of ServicePrivacy Policy

Get the app

© 2025 Wanderboat. All rights reserved.
logo

Reviews of Al-Zawraa Park

4.1
(5,804)
avatar
3.0
5y

Al-Zawra Park or Al-Zawra Park is a public park located on the side of Al-Karkh in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. Its location was previously the Washash camp, until it was referred to the investment as Al-Zawra Park. Al-Zawra City. Al-Zawraa Park was established in the early seventies of the last century on an original area of 750 dunums. Then, during the eighties, 300 dunums were taken from it to create the celebration square. There is a city for games (amusement park) and a high tower (Al-Zawra Tower). It also includes the zoo that was severely damaged during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, especially after US tanks invaded it with the aim of destroying a statue erected for former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein near the park, and it lost a large number of its animals in the zoo inside, and Al-Zawra Park has been rehabilitated and become today The most beautiful before and returned Iraqi families in general and Baghdadia in particular spend fun times in it and eat popular food, and the Zawra Park witnesses a large turnout during the weekends, holidays, events and festivals, including the Baghdad International Flower Festival, which is held on the gardens of Al Zawra Park. Al-Zawraa Park is a park or large park located in Al-Karkh district in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. There is a city for games (amusement park) and a high tower. It also includes a zoo. Al-Zawraa Park was established in the early seventies of the last century on an original area of 750 dunums, and then during the eighties an area of 300 dunums was taken from it to create the Celebration Square. In addition to the gardens and the various engineering designs for fountains, industrial rivers and cafeterias, Al Zawraa Park contains a city for games and an animal park, which is the oldest in the Middle East region. Note that the zoo - although it occupies an area inside Al-Zawra Park - is in fact older than the park, and the railway parks area of the International Railway Station in “Al-Alawi” contained a zoo that was established in the late sixties, and after the establishment of Al Zawra Park the zoo moved to her. This zoo is almost the only one in Iraq, if we exclude a small zoo in Sulaymaniyah governorate that contains a limited number of birds and animals. In its glorious days, the Zawra Zoo contained more than 516 species of birds and animals. Many al-Baghdadi maintain distinct memories of their frequent visits to this place, and their loss of certain types of animals, which were not compensated for after their death by new animals. In the 1990s, many animals (the most attractive!), Such as the elephant, the giraffe, the African lion, and the striped donkey disappeared. As for the only husband of the rhinoceros that the zoo witnessed, it was only a few years old in the mid seventies, and his cage remained...

   Read more
avatar
4.0
5y

حديقة في منطقة الكرخ ببغداد، أنشأت في مطلع السبعينيات من القرن الماضي على مساحة أصلية تقدر بـ 750 دونماً، ثم أقتطعت منها خلال الثمانينيات مساحة 300 دونم تقريباً لإنشاء ساحة الإحتفالات وبالإضافة إلى الحدائق والتصاميم الهندسية المختلفة للنافورات والأنهر الصناعية والكافتريات، تحوي حديقة متنزه الزوراء على مدينة للألعاب وحديقة للحيوان هي الأقدم في منطقة الشرق الأوسط، علماً أن حديقة الحيوان رغم إنها تشغل مساحة داخل متنزه الزوراء إلا انها في حقيقة الأمر أقدم من المتنزه، حيث كانت منطقة حدائق السكك التابعة للمحطة العالمية لسكك الحديد في “العلاوي” تحوي حديقة للحيوان أنشئت في أواخر الستينيات، وبعد إنشاء منتزه الزوراء أنتقلت حديقة الحيوان إليها.

حديقة الحيوان هذه هي الوحيدة تقريباً في العراق، إذا ما استثنينا حديقة صغيرة في محافظة السليمانية تحوي عدداً محدوداً من الطيور والحيوانات. وكانت حديقة حيوانات الزوراء تحوي، في أيام عزها، أكثر من 516 نوعاً من الطيور والحيوانات، ويحتفظ العديد من البغداديين بذكريات مميزة عن زياراتهم المتكررة لهذا المكان، وإفتقادهم لأنواع معينة من الحيوانات، لم يتم تعويضها بعد موتها بحيوانات جديدة، حيث إختفت في عقد التسعينيات العديد من الحيوانات (الأكثر جذباً للانظار!) مثل الفيل والزرافة والأسد الأفريقي، والحمار المخطط، أما زوج الكركدن الوحيد الذي شهدته حديقة الحيوان في الزوراء .. فلم يعمر سوى بضع سنوات في منتصف السبعينيات، وظل قفصه شاغراً فيما بعد.

تاريخ متنزه الزوراء

يقول ليث الكعبي مدير عام دائرة المتنزهات والتشجير في أمانة بغداد ، أن " متنزه الزوراء كان سابقاً عبارة عن معسكر للجيش وذلك في ستينيات القرن الماضي وبعدها تحول إلى متنزه عام لمدينة بغداد".

وأضاف الكعبي في حديث لـ(و1ن نيوز) أن " مساحة المتنزه  تقدر بـ500 دونم يوجد في داخله حديقة الحيوانات وهو مرفق آخر مهم وتقدر مساحة حديقة الحيوانات بـ 57 دونم ". وأوضح أنه "في ثمانينات القرن الماضي تم إنشاء بحيرات في داخل المتنزه تقدر مساحتها ب7 دونم".

وإستكمل حديثه بالقول "إن متنزه الزوراء هو مرفق سياحي مهم لأهالي بغداد خصوصاً والعراقيين بشكل عام ، كان المتنزه عبارة عن قسم في أمانة بغداد وتحول إلى مديرية عامة بإسم "المديرية العامة للمتنزهات والتشجير" لأهميته وليكون الإنطلاقة نحو زراعة بغداد بمختلف النباتات الجميلة.

حيوانات نادرة !

وأضاف الكعبي ، متنزه الزوراء فيه حديقة الحيوانات أنشأت في سبعينات القرن الماضي تضم الآن أكثر من 73 نوع من الحيوانات وأعدادها يزيد عن الف حيوان" وقال " حدثت لدينا حالات نادرة من الولادات في حديقة الحيوانات وهي من أندر الولادات في العالم حيث تقدر بـ500 حالة فقط حدثت في كل العالم .. مثل ولادة نمر أبيض وأسد أبيض.

لمن تعود ملكية الزوراء ؟

تعود ملكية متنزه الزوراء لوزارة المالية لكن امانة بغداد مخولة بعملية إدارته، حسبما يقول الكعبي ،في عام 2014 تحصلت أمانة بغداد على موافقة لتحويل ملكيته إلى الأمانة، وإستكمل ، "حالياً الدائرة القانونية ودائرة العلاقات والتصاميم في الأمانة تقومان بعملية التسجيل وتحويل الملكية" ويوضح "واجهتنا بعض العقبات لأن المتنزه يتكون من مجموعة قطع جزء منها في الأصل هو للأمانة وعملية توحيد القطع مسألة فنية وقتية لكن الموافقات حاصلة".

الكعبي أشار إلى أن "المتنزه من المتنزهات الوطنية والتي لايمكن التنازل عنه تحت أي مسمى كإستثمارأو بيع ، ولا يمكن للظروف المالية التي تمر بها الدولة أن تسمح لنا ببيع المتنزه أو جزء منه لرجال الأعمال أو القطاع الخاص أو الشركات" ويلفت "بدليل أننا إستطعنا تحصيل موافقة لتقليل كل فعاليات غير ضرورية تحت عناوين الإستثمار، عدا الفعاليات التي تعود بالنفع على المواطن كالمرافق الصحية ومايخدم المواطن ، للحفاظ على هذا الصرح الوطني.

من يمتلك حديقة "متنزه الزوراء" وما قصة القفص الشاغر ؟ نسخة محفوظة 21 يونيو 2016 على...

   Read more
avatar
5.0
8y

Alzawraa Park is located in Iraq/Baghdad province /Alkarkh district / Damascus street.. It's place is in baghdad center and a variety of transports may reach to it like taxi; busses and even there is car parking which is most important for families also it is located near Alalawi bus stops that come from different baghdad area that make this place a popular for Iraqi people.. This place has many entertainment areas like zoo, playground with two types for children and the other that has modern facilities for adults and the most important it is a place where an annual exhibition of flowers that organized by Municipality of the capital.. The bad thing in this place is that it is not suitable for families but in weekends and feat due to congestion of parking and crowds of...

   Read more
Page 1 of 7
Previous
Next

Posts

Abdulrahman QazzazAbdulrahman Qazzaz
One of Baghdad’s most iconic places and one Iraq’s most major public park and the biggest one as well, it’s a very lively park all the time as it’s where Baghdad’s families and youth like yo hang out and enjoy spending their time there as it has an amusement park, a zoo, and very nice lake and plenty of green areas, unfortunately it’s not in its best shape as cleanliness and under maintenance are a major issue in the park for me and not all the places in the whole park are opened to the public such as the Zawraa tower, the Babylonian gardens, the planetarium and etc, i hope one day it will be well-taken care of and serve to its full potential.
Marwa AlhellyMarwa Alhelly
It is the largest park in central Baghdad and its only green outlet. Although it needs rehabilitation, it is a beautiful park with its perennial trees and beautiful spaces. Entrance is not free for 1000 Iraqi dinars, which is equivalent to 0.75 dollars, less than a dollar also another fee for each parts . Its sections include the shade garden and the amusement park and the zoo park that contains Various animals, but there were more animals than I was young. There are ostriches, camels, lions, bears, monkeys and a group of diverse birds. I recommend visiting to spend a beautiful day away from the usual Baghdad city crowds.
NinaNina
My childhood place! This is one of the most popular places in Iraq in general, huge park with incredible views and landscaping, at day time u can enjoy the gardens, zoo, lake.. and in night time definitely the games! Prices are nice and not expensive at all, food there isn’t a good choice actually, u better bring ur own food or deliver from outside restaurants, perfect for making memories and not boring at all, I just hope people stop garbage everywhere cuz it destroys the delightful atmosphere, thank u. + a cat came to us haha 🐈‍⬛ ;>
See more posts
See more posts
hotel
Find your stay

Pet-friendly Hotels in Baghdad

Find a cozy hotel nearby and make it a full experience.

One of Baghdad’s most iconic places and one Iraq’s most major public park and the biggest one as well, it’s a very lively park all the time as it’s where Baghdad’s families and youth like yo hang out and enjoy spending their time there as it has an amusement park, a zoo, and very nice lake and plenty of green areas, unfortunately it’s not in its best shape as cleanliness and under maintenance are a major issue in the park for me and not all the places in the whole park are opened to the public such as the Zawraa tower, the Babylonian gardens, the planetarium and etc, i hope one day it will be well-taken care of and serve to its full potential.
Abdulrahman Qazzaz

Abdulrahman Qazzaz

hotel
Find your stay

Affordable Hotels in Baghdad

Find a cozy hotel nearby and make it a full experience.

Get the Appoverlay
Get the AppOne tap to find yournext favorite spots!
It is the largest park in central Baghdad and its only green outlet. Although it needs rehabilitation, it is a beautiful park with its perennial trees and beautiful spaces. Entrance is not free for 1000 Iraqi dinars, which is equivalent to 0.75 dollars, less than a dollar also another fee for each parts . Its sections include the shade garden and the amusement park and the zoo park that contains Various animals, but there were more animals than I was young. There are ostriches, camels, lions, bears, monkeys and a group of diverse birds. I recommend visiting to spend a beautiful day away from the usual Baghdad city crowds.
Marwa Alhelly

Marwa Alhelly

hotel
Find your stay

The Coolest Hotels You Haven't Heard Of (Yet)

Find a cozy hotel nearby and make it a full experience.

hotel
Find your stay

Trending Stays Worth the Hype in Baghdad

Find a cozy hotel nearby and make it a full experience.

My childhood place! This is one of the most popular places in Iraq in general, huge park with incredible views and landscaping, at day time u can enjoy the gardens, zoo, lake.. and in night time definitely the games! Prices are nice and not expensive at all, food there isn’t a good choice actually, u better bring ur own food or deliver from outside restaurants, perfect for making memories and not boring at all, I just hope people stop garbage everywhere cuz it destroys the delightful atmosphere, thank u. + a cat came to us haha 🐈‍⬛ ;>
Nina

Nina

See more posts
See more posts