Adhamiyah
Sign in to saveAl-Adhamiyah (; ), also Azamiya, is a neighborhood and east-central district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad.
Key facts
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- Al-Adhamiyah District
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- قضاء الأعظمية
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- ar
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- District
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- Al-Adhamiyah skyline in 2000
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- View of Al-Adhamiyah District in 2000
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- Named after Imam Abū Ḥanīfah an-Nuʿmān (al-Imām al-Aʿẓam)
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- The Shrine District
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- Location of Al-Adhamiyah District within Baghdad
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- Iraq
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- Location in Iraq
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- yes
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- Abu Hanifa Mosque
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- Country
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- Governorate
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- Baghdad Governorate
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- City
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- History
- 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede
- Population movements
- Adhamiyah wall
- Summer 2007 onwards
- Infrastructure
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Al-Adhamiyah (; ), also Azamiya, is a neighborhood and east-central district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad.
Adhamiyah neighborhood, or the shrine district, is located north-west of the city center and is an upscale area. This is not to be confused with a much larger Adhamiyah district of Baghdad, which is nearly 9 times larger and has as many times the inhabitants. The shrine area, Adhamyiah proper, has about 100,000 inhabitants. This area was 95% Sunni, 5% Shi'ite before 2003 and the Iraqi invasion. After the Iraqi civil war (2006–2008), it is now nearly totally Sunni in its religious composition.