Al-A'amiriya
Neighborhood in Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al-A'amiriya (Arabic العامرية) is a neighborhood in the Mansour district of western Baghdad, Iraq, on the way to Anbar Province. The name is also written Amariya, Amariyah, Ameria, Ameriya, Amerya, Amiriya and Amiriyah.
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Al-A'amiriya
العامرية | |
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Coordinates: 33°17′51″N 44°17′26″E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Baghdad Governorate |
City | Baghdad |
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It was an upper-class neighbourhood until about 2006, when it was devastated by war. Under Islamic State rule, many rural inhabitants were displaced from Anbar to Al-A'amiriya, resulting in even more demographic change.