Sha’ab

Sha'ab is a neighborhood of district, , , It is subdivided into Sha'ab east, Sha'ab south, Sha'ab north. The neighborhood is almost entirely Shia Muslim, especially after the Shia militias' takeover of the town in 2006.
  • Suburb
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (120 feet)
  • Description: Neighborhood in Baghdad
  • Also known as
    “Al-Sha’ab”
    “Sha’ab, Baghdad”
    “شعب”

Places of Interest

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School
is an elite high school for boys aged 11 to 18 in Baghdad, Iraq.
4 km southwest of Sha’ab

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ur and Saba Abkar.
Neighborhood
Hayy is a neighborhood in northeastern , , near .
Neighborhood
is an area, north of , , located…
4 km west of Sha’ab
Quarter
or Waziriyah is a neighborhood in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, .
5 km south of Sha’ab
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Latitude
33.41271° or 33° 24′ 46″ north
Longitude
44.39575° or 44° 23′ 45″ east
Open location code
8H56C97W+38
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = suburb
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Sha’ab” goes by many names.
الشعبArabic
منطقة الشعبArabic
Sha’ab, BaghdadDutch
シャアブJapanese

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