Kadhimiya

mosque in Iraq

Kadhimiya (, ) or Kadhimayn () is a northern neighbourhood of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It is about from the city center, on the west bank of the Tigris. 'Kadhimiya' is also the name of one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad. As the place of the al-Kadhimiya Mosque, even before its incorporation into the urban area of Baghdad, it is regarded as a holy city by Twelver Shia Muslims.

Execution of former president of Iraq

Iraq's capital bombing