Taji, Iraq
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Coordinates: 33°30′33″N 44°14′03″E / 33.50917°N 44.23417°ECoordinates: 33°30′33″N 44°14′03″E / 33.50917°N 44.23417°E | |
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Governorate | Baghdad Governorate |
District | Taji District |
Population | |
• Total | 200,000 |
(2003) |
Taji or Al-Taji (Arabic: التاجي) is a rural district north of the city of Baghdad, within Baghdad Governorate and Saladin Governorate.
Taji District has about 400,000 inhabitants.
History[]
Al-Taji airfield, in the volatile Sunni Triangle, was originally an Iraqi Republican Guard base during the Saddam era. It was once a center for the manufacture of chemical weapons. Taji was also the location of the largest tank maintenance facility in Iraq. Al-Taji airfield came under American control following the US invasion of Iraq.
See also[]
- Baghdad Districts
- List of cities in Iraq
- Iraq war
- Camp Taji
- Occupation of Iraq (2003-11)
External links[]
Categories:
- Populated places in Baghdad Province