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taji Latitude and Longitude:

33°30′33″N 44°14′03″E / 33.50917°N 44.23417°E / 33.50917; 44.23417
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Taji
2012 view over Taji
2012 view over Taji
Taji is located in Iraq
Taji
Taji
Taji's location inside Iraq
Coordinates: 33°30′33″N 44°14′03″E / 33.50917°N 44.23417°E / 33.50917; 44.23417
Country  Iraq
Governorate Baghdad Governorate
District Taji District
Population
 • Total200,000
 (2003)

Taji or Al-Taji ( Arabic: التاجي) is a rural town around 30 kilometers (18 mi) north of the city of Baghdad, within Baghdad Governorate and Salah ad Din Governorate. [1]

Taji has about 200,000 inhabitants. Many are Sunni Arab Muslims who work in the farming and agriculture sector.

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 and was subsequently renamed Camp Cooke.

A football match in Taji

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References


taji Latitude and Longitude:

33°30′33″N 44°14′03″E / 33.50917°N 44.23417°E / 33.50917; 44.23417
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Taji)
Taji
2012 view over Taji
2012 view over Taji
Taji is located in Iraq
Taji
Taji
Taji's location inside Iraq
Coordinates: 33°30′33″N 44°14′03″E / 33.50917°N 44.23417°E / 33.50917; 44.23417
Country  Iraq
Governorate Baghdad Governorate
District Taji District
Population
 • Total200,000
 (2003)

Taji or Al-Taji ( Arabic: التاجي) is a rural town around 30 kilometers (18 mi) north of the city of Baghdad, within Baghdad Governorate and Salah ad Din Governorate. [1]

Taji has about 200,000 inhabitants. Many are Sunni Arab Muslims who work in the farming and agriculture sector.

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 and was subsequently renamed Camp Cooke.

A football match in Taji

See also

References


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