Sector 28

Sector 28 is a locality in , . Sector 28 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 28.

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 6 km west of Sector 28.

Sector 28

Latitude
33.39392° or 33° 23′ 38″ north
Longitude
44.45103° or 44° 27′ 4″ east
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
8H569FV2+HC
Geo­Names ID
9887659
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Sector 28” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قطاع 28”

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