Ash Shuhadā’
Ash Shuhadā’ is a locality in Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate. Ash Shuhadā’ is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy ar Rubay‘ī, as well as near Qaryat Abū Sham‘.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahmoudiyah and Latifiya.
Mahmoudiyah
Town
Mahmoudiyah is a rural city south of Baghdad. Known as the "Gateway to Baghdad," the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign. Al-Mahmudiya has approximately 350,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Sunni Arabs, over 75% of Al-Mahmudiya are Sunni, as reported by the UNHCR IDPs list.
Latifiya
Town
Latifiya, named after Latifiya river, is an Iraqi town south of Baghdad, between Mahmoudiyah and Iskandariya, 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. Latifiya is situated 6 km southeast of Ash Shuhadā’.
Yusufiyah
Town
Yusufiyah is a regional township in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Yusufiyah is situated 9 km west of Ash Shuhadā’.
Ash Shuhadā’
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ash Shuhada‘”, “Ḩayy ash Shuhadā’”, and “Qaryat Shayā‘ Ḩusayn ‘Alī”
- Location: Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.05256° or 33° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
44.34024° or 44° 20′ 25″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8H56383R+23GeoNames ID
6927402
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In Other Languages
“Ash Shuhadā’” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشهداء”
- Arabic: “حي الشهداء”
- Arabic: “قرية شياع حسين علي”
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