List of neighborhoods and districts in Baghdad

This article lists neighborhoods and the nine administrative districts within 50 km of Baghdad, Iraq.

The order is not alphabetical, but is instead arranged according to whether the neighborhood is east or west of the Tigris and then grouped roughly by north-south order. Place names may be affected by differences in translation of Arabic to English. If sourced information on the location was not available, the neighborhood is grouped in the unknown section in alphabetical order. According to a report published by the New York Times on June 3, 2007, there are 457 distinct neighborhoods in Baghdad.[1]

Baghdad International Airport

West of the Tigris

East of the Tigris
    • Al-Za'franiya: A semi-rural area on the outskirts of Baghdad squeezed between the Diyala and the Tigris rivers in south-eastern Baghdad.[7]

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  • Khalis, northeast of Baghdad
  • Palestine Street, Aqari district,
  • Triangle of Death (Iraq)
    • Yusufiyah—40 km south of Baghdad
    • Mahmoudiyah 40 km south of Baghdad—Known as the “Gateway to Baghdad,”
    • Lutifiyah area of southwest Baghdad
  • Mashada, 25 miles north of Baghdad[8][9]
  • Risafi—in northwestern Baghdad[10]
  • Taji, Iraq (Arabic: تاجي‎) is an area approximately 20 miles north of Baghdad, and the site of a large U.S.-controlled military base.
  • Kamaliya—in southeastern Baghdad[11][12]
  • Al-Salam, also called Tobchi—in south Al-Hurriya[13]

See also

References
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  3. "`Fear took over'". Latimes.com. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Wassim Bassem, Ancient market at heart of modern Baghdad, Al Monitor (April 30, 2015).
  6. Kim Gamel, Car Bombs Blast Baghdad Marketplace, Associated Press (February 13, 2007).
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 23, 2006. Retrieved May 13, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Former Adversaries Join to Revive Neighborhood". Articles.latimes.com. 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
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