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Kadhimiya (Arabic: ٱلْكَاظِمِيَّة, romanized: el-Kâzımiyye, pronounced [alˈkaːðˤɪmijːa]) or Kadhimayn (ٱلْكَاظِمَيْن, el-Kâzımeyn) is a northern neighbourhood of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city's 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 al-Kadhimiya Mosque, even before its inception into the urban area of Baghdad, it is regarded as a holy citybyTwelver Shia muslims.[1]
Kadhimiya
ٱلْكَاظِمِيَّة
ٱلْكَاظِمَيْن
el-Kâzımiyye
el-Kâzımeyn | |
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Neighbourhood
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View of the mosque and its environs
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Kāẓimiyyah's location inside Iraq | |
Coordinates: 33°22′50″N 44°20′50″E / 33.38056°N 44.34722°E / 33.38056; 44.34722 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Baghdad |
District | Kāẓimiyyah |
Area | |
• Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
Population
(2013)
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• Total | 1,500,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Kadhimiyya Women's Prison is in the area. Women on Iraq's death row are held at the Shaaba Khamsa death row facility at Camp Justice. As of 2014 the adult women's death row had 36 women as well as children even though the facility was only intended to hold 25 women.[6]
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Amil High School for Girls is in this neighborhood.[7]