Sector 51

Sector 51 is a locality in , . Sector 51 is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sadr City and Al-Ubedy.

Suburb
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, 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.

Suburb
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. is situated 3 km southeast of Sector 51.

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 south of Sector 51.

Sector 51

Latitude
33.38852° or 33° 23′ 19″ north
Longitude
44.47741° or 44° 28′ 39″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8H569FQG+CX
Geo­Names ID
9887683
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Sector 51” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قطاع 51”

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