Sector 16

Sector 16 is a locality in , . Sector 16 is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sadr City and Ur.

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.

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. is situated 5 km west of Sector 16.

Suburb
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. is situated 5 km northwest of Sector 16.

Sector 16

Latitude
33.38814° or 33° 23′ 17″ north
Longitude
44.44496° or 44° 26′ 42″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8H569CQV+7X
Geo­Names ID
9887657
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Sector 16” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قطاع 16”

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