Iraq
Baghdad Governorate
Mahmudiya District

Qaryat Kurayţ

Qaryat Kurayţ is a locality in , . Qaryat Kurayţ is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahmoudiyah and Latifiya.

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 3½ km northwest of Qaryat Kurayţ.

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 5 km southwest of Qaryat Kurayţ.

Qaryat Kurayţ

Latitude
33.04283° or 33° 2′ 34″ north
Longitude
44.39894° or 44° 23′ 56″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8H5629VX+4H
Geo­Names ID
6928052
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In Other Languages

“Qaryat Kurayţ” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قرية كريط”

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