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 led by Mahdi Army known as the JAM which committed mass murders against Sunni families in order to create a Shia zone region in Baghdad.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: Neighborhood in Baghdad
  • Also known as: Al-Sha’ab”, “Sha’ab, Baghdad”, and “شعب

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baghdad College.

School
is an elite high school for boys aged 11 to 18 in Baghdad, Iraq. It was initially a Catholic school founded by and operated by American Jesuits from Boston. is situated 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 . In 2003, the United Nations Development Programme reported that almost every residence housing at least two families in Hayy included a widow.

Neighborhood
is an area, north of , , located on the eastern bank of , just outside of Adhamiya. is situated 4 km west of Sha’ab.

Quarter
or Waziriyah is a neighborhood in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, . It is at one end of the Al-Sarafiya bridge, across the Tigris River from Utafiyah. is situated 5 km south of Sha’ab.

Sha’ab

Latitude
33.41271° or 33° 24′ 46″ north
Longitude
44.39575° or 44° 23′ 45″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8H56C97W+38
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12044401994
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
9253684
Wiki­data ID
Q6872129
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Sha’ab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الشعب
  • Arabic: منطقة الشعب
  • Dutch: Sha’ab, Baghdad
  • German: Al-Shaab
  • German: Asch-Schaʿb
  • Japanese: シャアブ

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