Al-Taqa

Al-Taqa is a campsite in , which is located on البنوك. Al-Taqa is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the government office .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ur and Sha’ab.

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.

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 3 km northwest of Al-Taqa.

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 3½ km southwest of Al-Taqa.

Al-Taqa

Latitude
33.39266° or 33° 23′ 34″ north
Longitude
44.41364° or 44° 24′ 49″ east
Open location code
8H569CV7+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4236859090
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­camp_site
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Al-Taqa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الطاقة”

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