Iraq
Baghdad Governorate
Mahmudiya District

Najm al Khalaf

Najm al Khalaf is a locality in , . Najm al Khalaf is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latifiya and Mahmoudiyah.

Town
, named after 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. is situated 9 km west of Najm al Khalaf.

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 9 km west of Najm al Khalaf.

Najm al Khalaf

Latitude
33.03387° or 33° 2′ 2″ north
Longitude
44.45718° or 44° 27′ 26″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
8H562FM4+GV
Geo­Names ID
6928028
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In Other Languages

“Najm al Khalaf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نجم الخلف”

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