Abu Ghraib District
Abu-Ghraib is a district in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. Its hub is the city of Abu Ghraib. The population of the district was 189,000 as of 2003 100,000 people in the city of victory and peace and 89,000 people distributed to the rest of the judiciary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of Iraq with 190,000 residents
- Description: district in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
- Also known as: “Qada Abu Ghraib”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baghdad Central Prison and Karkh cemetery.
Baghdad Central Prison
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Abu Ghraib prison was a prison complex in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, located 32 kilometers west of Baghdad. It became internationally known as a place where Saddam Hussein's government tortured and executed dissidents, and later as the site of the Abu Ghraib torture…
Karkh cemetery
Cemetery
Al-Karkh Islamic cemetery is a cemetery located in the Nasr Wal-Salam town of Abu Ghraib, Iraq. It is located on the road that links Baghdad to al-Anbar, and is widely visited by families of those interred there. Karkh cemetery is situated 3½ km northwest of Abu Ghraib District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Nasr Wal Salam.
Al Nasr Wal Salam
Town
Al Nasr Wal Salam or Nasser Wa Salaam is a city in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad Governorate, about 30 km west of Baghdad. It has 208,506 inhabitants. Al Nasr Wal Salam is situated 4 km northwest of Abu Ghraib District.
Abu Ghraib District
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Abu Ghraib District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قضاء أبوغريب”
- Arabic: “قضاء أبي غريب”
- Arabic: “قضاء ابو غريب”
- Arabic: “قضاء ابوغريب”
- Cebuano: “Abu Ghraib District”
- Dutch: “Abu Ghraib district”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Abu Ghraib-distriktet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Abu Ghraib”
- Swedish: “Abu Ghraib District”
- Turkish: “Ebu Gureyb (ilçe)”
- Turkish: “Ebu Gureyb”
- Uzbek: “Abu Gʻraib tumani”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Khān Ḑārī and Ar Radwaniyah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al Karkh Islamic Cemetery and Tall Rumḩ.
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