Ash Shammā‘īyah

Ash Shammā‘īyah is a locality in , . Ash Shammā‘īyah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Ubedy and Sadr City.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in , . It was one of the locations in Baghdad targeted with improvised bombs on 3 June 2016, killing 7 and injuring 28 people.

Suburb
Photo: Notwist, Public domain.
, formerly known as Al-Thawra and Saddam City, is a suburb district of the city of , . It was built in 1959 by Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qassim and named Al-Rafidain District. is situated 3½ km west of Ash Shammā‘īyah.

Suburb
is a of east , . It is a diverse, upper middle-class area bordering the affluent suburb. Organisations based in include the Iraq Football Association; the "Baghdad Bulletin", Iraq's English-language news magazine; and Tariq bin Ziad High School, featured in British-American-French television documentary film, The Boys from Baghdad High. is situated 7 km southwest of Ash Shammā‘īyah.

Ash Shammā‘īyah

Latitude
33.3794° or 33° 22′ 46″ north
Longitude
44.49204° or 44° 29′ 31″ east
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
8H569FHR+QR
Geo­Names ID
6647868
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ash Shammā‘īyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشماعية”
  • Arabic: “حي أكد”

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