Taji, Iraq
- Taji redirects here. For the town in Brazil sometimes called Taji see Fazenda Tagy
Taji | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Salah ad Din Governorate |
| District | Al Faris |
| Population | |
| • Total | 143,794 |
| (2003) | |
Taji, At Taji or Tajidiyah (Arabic: التاجي) is a town approximately 20 miles north of the city of Baghdad, and is located in the Al-Faris district of the Salah ad Din Governorate.[1] [2]
History
Al-Taji airfield, in the volatile Sunni Triangle, was originally an Iraqi Republican Guard base during the Saddam era. It was once a center for the manufacture of chemical weapons. Taji was also the location of the largest tank maintenance facility in Iraq.
Cities
See also
References
- ^ United Nations Humanitarian Information Center Graphic Number 103 http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iraq/maps/103%20A4%20laminated%20map%20governorate%20and%20district.pdf
- ^ United Nations Humanitarian Information Center Graphic Number 286 http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iraq/maps/286%20A3%20Salah%20al%20Din%20governorate.pdf