Taji, Iraq
Taji | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Baghdad Province |
| District | Taji District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 200,000 |
| (2003) | |
Taji (Arabic: التاجي) is a rural district north of the city of Baghdad, within Baghdad Province and Saladin Province.
Taji District has about 400,000 inhabitants.
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.
Its religious make-up is changing, due to persecution and forced displacement of Sunni Arab natives and arrival of Shia Arabs favored by the new government in Baghdad.