Al-Ubedy

Al-Ubedy 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.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq
  • Also known as: Al-Ubaidi

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sadr City and Al-Amin al-Thaniyah.

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 5 km northwest of Al-Ubedy.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in , a district on the east side of . It was named after the Caliph al-Amin. In 2003, Shiites renamed it to "Al-Murthadha District", after Ali Murthadha, the first Shiite imam. is situated 6 km south of Al-Ubedy.

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 Al-Ubedy.

Al-Ubedy

Latitude
33.37209° or 33° 22′ 20″ north
Longitude
44.50503° or 44° 30′ 18″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8H569GC4+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11371031215
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
9253012
Wiki­data ID
Q4703307
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Dutch—“Al-Ubedy” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: العبيدي
  • Dutch: Al-Ubedy

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