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Revision as of 04:27, 6 October 2021
Taji | |
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Coordinates: 33°30′33″N 44°14′03″E / 33.50917°N 44.23417°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Baghdad Governorate |
District | Taji District |
Population | |
• Total | 200,000 |
(2003) |
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.
Its religious make-up is changing, due to persecution and forced displacement of Sunni Arab natives and arrival of Shia Arabs favored by the new government in Baghdad.