Al-Ba’aj

Ba'aj is a town in the of , . The town was under control of the Islamic State until June 4 2017, when Shia paramilitaries captured it. The town of Al-Ba'aj is populated by Sunni Arabs.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in Iraq
  • Also known as: “Al Ba‘āj”, “Al Ba’aj”, “Al Baaj”, “Al Baāj, Al Biāj, Baaj, Bajār, البعاج, Al Baaj, Al Biaj, Baaj, Bajar, البعاج”, “Al Baaj, البعاج”, “Al Bi‘āj”, “Al-ba’aj”, “Baaj”, and “Bajār”

Al-Ba’aj

Latitude
36.04745° or 36° 2′ 51″ north
Longitude
41.71687° or 41° 43′ 1″ east
Elevation
317 metres (1,040 feet)
Open location code
8H832PW8+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2488243474
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
99524
Wiki­data ID
Q4119178
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Ba’aj” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البعاج”
  • Central Kurdish: “بەعاج”
  • Czech: “Baadž”
  • Dutch: “Al-Ba’aj”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “البعاج”
  • French: “Al Baaj”
  • French: “Al-Baaj”
  • German: “Al Baaj”
  • German: “Al-Ba’aj”
  • German: “Al-Baʿādsch”
  • Irish: “Al-ba’aj”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Ba’aj”
  • Persian: “بعاج”
  • Polish: “Al-Ba’adż”
  • Russian: “Эль-Баадж”
  • Scots: “Al-Ba’aj”
  • Turkish: “El-Baac”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Баадж”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Baʼaj”

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