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Taji or Al-Taji () is a rural town around 30 kilometers (18 mi) north of the city of
Iraq Image - Taji Satellite Observation
Populated places in Baghdad Province
Baghdad
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, within Baghdad Governorate and Salah ad Din Governorate
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Taji has about 200,000 inhabitants. Many are Sunni
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Mu ...
Arab Muslims who work in the farming and agriculture sector.
The area of Taji district is 388 square kilometers, equivalent to 155,200 dunums, and its borders are the Tigris River to the east, Tarmiyah district to the north, Anbar Governorate to the west, and the center of Kadhimiya
Kadhimiya (, ) or Kadhimayn () is a northern neighbourhood of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It is about from the city's center, on the west bank of the Tigris. 'Kadhimiya' is also the name of one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad. As th ...
district and Dhat al-Salasil district to the south.
History
Al-Taji airfield, in the volatileSunni Triangle
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, was originally an Iraqi Republican Guard base during the Saddam era. It was once a center for the manufacture of chemical weapons
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. Taji was also the location of the largest tank maintenance facility in Iraq
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. Al-Taji airfield came under American control following the US invasion and was subsequently renamed '' Camp Cooke.''
See also
* Baghdad Districts *List of cities in Iraq
This article shows a list of largest cities and towns in Iraq.
List
This list includes the 80 most populous cities, towns, and sub-districts of Iraq, as of the most recent population estimate in 2018.
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*Iraq War
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Iraq Image - Taji Satellite Observation
Populated places in Baghdad Province