Adhamiyah

Also known as Al-Adhamiyah, Al-A'zamiyah, Azamiya

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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Al-Adhamiyah District
Settlement.native_name: قضاء الأعظمية
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.settlement_type: District
Settlement.image_skyline: Evening Coast.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Al-Adhamiyah skyline in 2000
Settlement.image_caption: View of Al-Adhamiyah District in 2000
Settlement.etymology: Named after Imam Abū Ḥanīfah an-Nuʿmān (al-Imām al-Aʿẓam)
Settlement.nickname: The Shrine District
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Al-Adhamiyah District within Baghdad
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iraq
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Iraq
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.coor_pinpoint: Abu Hanifa Mosque
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Baghdad Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: City

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native label: الأعظمية

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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.