Al-Shu'ala
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Al-Shu'ala
حي الشعلة | |
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Neighborhood | |
| Etymology: "Flame" or "Torch" in Arabic | |
| Nickname(s): Madinat Al-Noor, Shu'lat Al-Sadrain | |
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  Al-Shu'ala Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates (Al-Shu'ala center): 33°22′05″N 44°16′29″E / 33.3681276°N 44.2746767°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Baghdad Governorate |
| Established | 1960 |
| Predominantly Shiite Muslim (≈99%) | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Postal code | 5789 |
| Area code | +964 |
| Al-Shu'ala consists of 27 sectors including Al-Rahmaniyya, Al-Dawanim, Um Najm, and Al-Jawadain. It is home to working-class families and includes a canal known as al-Mashrou‘ (المشروع). | |
Al-Shu'ala is a lower middle class district of Baghdad, Iraq.[1][2] It is heavily populated and its inhabitants are working class families of limited income. There is a Shiite majority of nearly 99%.
Al-Shu'ala features a canal that stretches from the far east of the city to the west called al Mashrou'(المشروع) or "the project".
Administrative Sectors
[edit]Al-Shu'ala is divided into 27 administrative sectors. Some of the most notable among them include:
- Al-Shu'ala (الشعلة)
- Al-Rahmaniyya (الرحمانية)
- Al-Dawanim (الدوانم)
- Um Najm (أم نجم)
- Al-Jawadain (الجوادين)
- Al-Salamiyat (السلاميات)
- Al-Sabiyat (الصابيات)
- Al-Dahna (الدهنة)
- Al-Khateeb (الخطيب)
References
[edit]- ^ McCarron, Leon; Al Sarai, Mohammed (Spring 2022). "The Marsh Guide and the English Explorer". AramcoWorld. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Saadoon, Mustafa (2021-10-11). "Iraq's elections reveal generational gap, state-society divide". Amwaj.media. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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