Al-Fanar Hotel
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The Al-Fanar Hotel is a hotel in Baghdad
, Iraq
. It is popular with independent travelers to the city. It is also the place where the Iraqi Heavy Metal
band Acrassicauda
played their last concert inside Iraq.
It is across the street from the Palestine Hotel
, and is located at 33°18′57"N 44°25′01"E.
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. It is popular with independent travelers to the city. It is also the place where the Iraqi Heavy Metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Acrassicauda
Acrassicauda
Acrassicauda is an Iraqi thrash metal band formed in 2001. It is often credited as being the first heavy metal group to emerge from Iraq. The band consists of three Arab members and one Assyrian . The band formed and played concerts under the regime of Saddam Hussein...
played their last concert inside Iraq.
It is across the street from the Palestine Hotel
Palestine Hotel
The Palestine Hotel , often referred to simply as The Palestine, is an 18-story hotel in Baghdad, Iraq located on Firdos Square, across from the Sheraton Ishtar. It has long been favored by journalists and media personnel...
, and is located at 33°18′57"N 44°25′01"E.