Al-Shu'ala
Al-Shu'ala
حي الشعلة | |
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Neighborhood | |
| Etymology: "Flame" or "Torch" in Arabic | |
| Nickname(s): Madinat Al-Noor, Shu'lat Al-Sadrain | |
| Coordinates (Al-Shu'ala center): 33°22′05″N 44°16′29″E / 33.3681276°N 44.2746767°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Baghdad Governorate |
| Established | 1960 |
| Predominantly Shiite Muslim (≈99%) | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Postal code | 5789 |
| Area code | +964 |
| Al-Shu'ala consists of 27 sectors including Al-Rahmaniyya, Al-Dawanim, Um Najm, and Al-Jawadain. It is home to working-class families and includes a canal known as al-Mashrou‘ (المشروع). | |
Al-Shu'ala is a lower middle class district of Baghdad, Iraq. It is heavily populated and its inhabitants are working class families of limited income. There is a Shiite majority of nearly 99%.
Al-Shu'ala features a canal that stretches from the far east of the city to the west called al Mashrou'(المشروع) or "the project".