Latifiya

Latifiya, named after Latifiya river, is an town south of , between and , inhabited originally by 97,043 people. It has a mix of Sunni and Shia Muslim population, and surrounded by in the west and the east by rural areas dominated by Sunni Arabs, while its countryside and towns to the north and south are Shia in their majority.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town
  • Description: place in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Al Latifiyah”, “Al Laţīfīyah”, “Al Laţīfīyah, اللطيفية, Al Latifiyah, اللطيفية”, “Latīfīya”, and “Laţīfīyah”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahmoudiyah.

Town
is a rural city south of . Known as the "Gateway to Baghdad," the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign. has approximately 350,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Sunni Arabs, over 75% of are Sunni, as reported by the UNHCR IDPs list. is situated 6 km north of Latifiya.

Latifiya

Latitude
33.00563° or 33° 0′ 20″ north
Longitude
44.3674° or 44° 22′ 3″ east
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
8H562948+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2485194142
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
99120
Wiki­data ID
Q2618795
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Latifiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “اللطيفية”
  • Arabic: “اللطيفيه”
  • Arabic: “لطيفية”
  • Dutch: “Latifiya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اللطيفيه”
  • French: “Al Latifiyah”
  • French: “Latifiya”
  • German: “Al Latifiyah”
  • Japanese: “アル＝ラティフィヤ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Latifiya”
  • Persian: “لطیفیه”
  • Polish: “Al-Latifijja”
  • Polish: “Latifijja”
  • Russian: “Эль-Латифия”
  • Spanish: “Latifiya”
  • Uzbek: “Latifiya”

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