Iskandariya
Al-Iskandariya or Alexandria (Arabic: الإسكندرية, also given as Iskandariyah, Iskanderiyah, Iskanderiya, Iskanderiyeh or Sikandariyeh or Al Askandariyah) is an ancient city in central Iraq, one of a number of towns in the Near East founded by and named after Alexander the Great (Al-Iskandar in Arabic). It is a majority Shia Arab district including Musayyib and Jurf Al Sakhr. The district capital is located about 70 kilometres (45 mi) south of Baghdad, near the Euphrates River. [Source: Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar ]
Iskandariya
الإسكندرية Alexandria of Iraq | |
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Iskandariyah thermal power plant, 2008 | |
Iskandariya Iskandariya's location inside Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′N 44°21′E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Babil |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 100,600 |
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