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Taji, Iraq

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Taji or Al-Taji (Arabic: التاجي) It is a popular residential area, the majority of whose area is urban residents who depend for their source of livelihood on various professions.30 kilometers (18 mi) north of the city of Baghdad, within Baghdad Governorate.

Taji has about 200,000 inhabitants.A few of them work in are Sunniy 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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