Baiji, Iraq

	Baiji, Iraq Baiji ( ar, بَيْجِي, Bayjī; also spelled Bayji) is a city of about 173,677 inhabitants in northern Iraq. It is located some 130 miles (209 km) north of Baghdad, on the main road to Mosul. It is a major industrial centre best known for its Baiji oil refinery, oil refinery, the biggest in Iraq, and has a large power plant. With regards to transport in the area, Baiji is a junction of the national railway network. History After the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, dozens of British civilians taken captive in Kuwait were held at the Baiji oil refinery, apparently as human shields. The city was bombed during the 1991 Gulf War and about 80% of the oil refinery was destroyed. It was quickly rebuilt and was back in action only a couple of months after the war's end. However, a lack of maintenance and spare parts resulting from the United Nations trade embargo against Iraq caused the deterioration of the city's oil refinery, which by the late 1990s was in a very poor condition and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Saladin Governorate The Saladin or Salah Al-Din Governorate ( ar, محافظة صلاح الدين) is one of Iraq's 19 governorates, north of Baghdad. It has an area of , with an estimated population of 1,042,200 people in 2003. It is made up of 8 districts, with the capital being Tikrit. Before 1976 the province was part of Baghdad Governorate. The province is named after Muslim leader Saladin or Salah ad Din, who hailed from the province. The province is also known as the home of Saddam Hussein, who was from the village of Al-Awja. Overview Saladin Governorate contains a number of important religious and cultural sites. Samarra, the governorate's largest city, is home to both the Al-Askari Shrine (an important religious site in Shia Islam where the 10th and 11th Shia Imams are buried), the Sardab where the 12th Imam al-Mahdi went into occultation, and the Great Mosque of Samarra with its distinctive Malwiya minaret. Samarra was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century CE, and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Iraqi Insurgency (Iraq War) Iraqi insurgency may refer to: * Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011), part of the Iraq War Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006), 2003–2006 phase of the Iraqi insurgency Iraqi civil war (2006–2008), multi-sided civil war in Iraq * Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013), following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq * War in Iraq (2013–2017), armed conflict between ISIL and Iraq * ISIL insurgency in Iraq (2017–present) An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic term ... , continued ISIL insurgency following territorial defeat {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Railway Stations In Iraq Railway stations in Iraq include: Towns served Existing * Baghdad Central Station * Al Maqal Railway Station in Basra ---- * Bayji * Al Hadithah – junction * Al Qaim * Akashat – railhead in west Under construction * Khanaqin- Khosravi, (Under construction) Proposed * Arbil – NE – * Baghdad – C – * Umm Qasr – S – Maps UNHCR Atlas MapUN MapOn Track on line – web log showing some recent photos��excellent website with comprehensive roster of IRR locomotives; occasionally updated with news from Iraq. Iraq Railway NetworkDetailed map of railway routes in Iraq by the United Nations Joint Logistics Centre Rainer's Pages are dedicated to the old Railway Postal System of Iraq. It also shows old Iraq Railway Maps, Postal Cards and Photos. See also * Transport in Iraq * Railway stations in Jordan References External links {{Asia topic, List of railway stations in * Railway stations Iraq Railway stations A train station, railway station, rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Places In Iraq This is a list of places in Iraq. Governorates of Iraq lists the governorates, and Districts of Iraq lists the subdivisions of those governorates. Modern cities and towns Afak (عفك) Al-Awja, Al `Awja (العوجا) Baghdad (ܒܓܕܐܕ) (بغداد) Kadhimiya(الكاظمية) Sadr City (مدينة الصدر) Green Zone (المنطقة الخضراء) * List of neighborhoods and districts in Baghdad Baghdadi, Iraq, Baghdadi Baiji, Iraq, Bayji (بيجي) Balad, Iraq, Balad (بلد) Baquba, Ba`qubah (بعقوبه) Basra, Al Basrah (Basra) (البصرة) Ad-Dawr, Ad Dawr (الداور) Duhok, Iraq, Dihok (دهوك / ܢܘܗܕܪܐ) Al Diwaniyah, Ad Diwaniyah (الديوانية) Erbil or Hewlêr (ܐܪܒܝܠ) (أربيل) Fallujah, Al Fallujah (الفلّوجة) Hadithah (حديثة) Haqlaniyah Halabjah (حلبجة) Al Hillah (الحلة) Hīt, Iraq, Hit(هيت) Iskandariya, Al Iskandariyah (إسكندرية) Karbala (كربلاء) Karma, Iraq, Karma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Battle Of Baiji (2014–15) Battle of Baiji may refer to: Battle of Baiji (October–December 2014) Battle of Baiji may refer to: Battle of Baiji (October–December 2014), in which ISIL captured the city of Baiji, Iraq Battle of Baiji (2014–15) Battle of Baiji may refer to: Battle of Baiji (October–December 2014), in which ISIL capture ..., in which ISIL captured the city of Baiji, Iraq * Battle of Baiji (2014–15), in which the Iraqi Army and allied Shi'ite militias captured Baiji and the surrounding region {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notably in 1918 and 1936. Later, the climatologist Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981) introduced some changes to the classification system, which is thus sometimes called the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system. The Köppen climate classification divides climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on seasonal precipitation and temperature patterns. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (temperate), ''D'' (continental), and ''E'' (polar). Each group and subgroup is represented by a letter. All climates are assigned a main group (the first letter). All climates except for those in the ''E'' group are assigned a seasonal precipitation subgroup (the second letter). For example, ''Af'' indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]