Place:Iskandariya, Babil, Iraq

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NameIskandariya
Alt namesAl Iskandariyahsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Iskandariyahsource: Wikipedia
Iskanderiyasource: Wikipedia
Iskanderiyahsource: Wikipedia
Iskanderiyehsource: Wikipedia
Iskenderiesource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003)
Khan Iskandariyasource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003)
Nahiyat al Iskandariyahsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003)
Sikandariyehsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003)
TypeCity or town
Coordinates32.893°N 44.355°E
Located inBabil, Iraq
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Al-Iskandariya or Alexandria (also given as Iskandariyah, Iskanderiyah, Iskanderiya, Iskanderiyeh or Sikandariyeh or Al Askandariyah) is an ancient city in central Iraq, one of a number of towns in the Near East founded by and named after Alexander the Great (Al-Iskandar in Arabic). It is a majority Shia Arab district including Musayyib and Jurf Al Sakhr. The district capital is located about 70 kilometres (45 mi) south of Baghdad, near the Euphrates River. [Source: Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar ]

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