Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center

The Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility adjacent to the Tuwaitha "Yellow Cake Factory" or Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center contains the remains of Iraqi nuclear reactors bombed by Iran in 1980, Israel in 1981, and the United States in 1991.
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  • Type: Electrical generator
  • Description: nuclear facility site near Baghdad, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility”, “Osirak Nuclear Reactor”, and “مفاعل بغداد النووي”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Za’franiya.

Suburb
Al-Za'franiya district is a neighborhood of , . It is located in the south-east of Baghdad at the confluence of the and rivers. is situated 6 km northwest of Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center.

Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center

Latitude
33.20392° or 33° 12′ 14″ north
Longitude
44.51333° or 44° 30′ 48″ east
Open location code
8H566G37+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 344593720
Wiki­data ID
Q4841818
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منشأة التويثة للأبحاث النووية”
  • Central Kurdish: “دامەزراوەی توێژینەوەی ئەتۆمی بەغداد”
  • Chinese: “圖韋薩核能研究中心”
  • Esperanto: “Bagdada Atomkerna Esplorejo”
  • German: “Kernforschungszentrum Tuwaitha”
  • Polish: “Ośrodek Badań Jądrowych imienia 17 lipca”

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