Sector 72

Sector 72 is a locality in , . Sector 72 is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sadr City and Al-Ubedy.

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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.

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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 5 km southeast of Sector 72.

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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 7 km west of Sector 72.

Sector 72

Latitude
33.40743° or 33° 24′ 27″ north
Longitude
44.46604° or 44° 27′ 58″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8H56CF48+XC
Geo­Names ID
9887697
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In Other Languages

“Sector 72” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قطاع 72”

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