Place:Al-Ba'aj

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Al-Ba’aj

بعاج (Arabic)
Al-Ba’aj is located in Iraq
Al-Ba’aj
Al-Ba’aj
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 36°3′N 41°43′E / 36.05°N 41.717°E / 36.05; 41.717
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh
DistrictAl-Ba'aj
OccupationPopular Mobilization Forces
Elevation310 m (1,017 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total13,746
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Ba'aj (Arabic: بعاج; also spelt Ba'ej) is a small town in the Al-Ba'aj District of Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The town was under control of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant until June 2017, when Popular Mobilization Forces captured it.[citation needed]

It was mainly populated by Sunni Arabs.[2]

See also

  • Al-Ba'aj District

References