Explore Sadr City in Iraq
Sadr City in the region of Baghdād is a town in Iraq - some 5 mi or ( 8 km ) North-East of Baghdad , the country's capital city .
Current time in Sadr City is now 02:23 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Umm al Kuways, Umm al Ghizlan, Tikrit, Nazl Rashid 'Ali, and Kazim al Hajj. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Umm al Kuways . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Sadr City ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Zikr In Sayyidna Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Mosque - Baghdad
Ya Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani A Very Heart Moving Zikr Of Salawaat & Salaam On Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) In Sayyidna Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Mosque, Adjacent To The Beloved Shrine ..
Iraq's Comical Ali
www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com you don't know who former Iraqi Information Minister Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf is, he was the face of the Iraqi regime during the beginning of the Iraq war. Sad ..
Iraq fire fight 1
B Co 5-20, 3-2 SBCT ambushed as they pulled off recovering a downed Blackwater aircraft on 23 Jan 07. Firefight lasted over 45 min. Huge firefight! ..
Driving in the Green Zone
A short little drive in the IZ one fine morning after a 12 hour night shift. Beer run! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Sadr City
Sadr City formerly known as Saddam City is a suburb district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It was built in 1959 by Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qassim and later unofficially renamed Sadr City after Shia leader Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. Sadr City is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad. A public housing project neglected by Saddam Hussein, Sadr City holds around 1 million Shiite residents.
Located at 33.39 44.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Al Quwa Al Jawiya Stadium
Al Quwa Al Jawiya Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Quwa Al Jawiya. The stadium holds 10,000 people.
Located at 33.34 44.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Al Talaba Stadium
Al Talaba Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al Talaba. The stadium holds 10,000 people.
Located at 33.39 44.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Canal Hotel bombing
The Canal Hotel Bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, in the afternoon of August 19, 2003, killed at least 22 people, including the United Nations' Special Representative in Iraq Sérgio Vieira de Mello, and wounded over 100. The blast targeted the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq created just 5 days earlier. (The United Nations had used the hotel as its headquarters in Iraq since the early 1990s.
Located at 33.33 44.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
General Security Directorate (Iraq)
The General Security Directorate (GSD) (مديرية الامن العامة, Mudiriyat al-Amn al-Amma) was the intelligence agency of Iraq. It was announced by interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at a press conference in July 2004 in a climate of widespread violence by terrorist groups and the Iraqi insurgency. Although details on its organisation were not made clear at the time, the General Security Directorate's designated mission was to "infiltrate and annihilate Iraq's tenacious insurgency".
Located at 33.33 44.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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