Sadr City, formerly known as Al-Thawra and Saddam City, is a suburb district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It was built in 1959 by Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qassim and named Al-Rafidain District. After the US-led invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam, it was unofficially renamed Sadr City after Ayatollah Mohammed al-Sadr.
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Sadr City – or more accurately Thawra District – is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad. A public housing project neglected by Saddam Hussein, Sadr City holds around 1 million residents.
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Towns around Sadr City
- Baghdad7.6 km SW
- Abū Ghurayb27 km W
- Al Maḩmūdīyah37 km S
- Baqubah43 km N
- Habhab44 km N
- Khāliş47 km N
- Ad Dujayl55 km N
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah57 km S
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