Kadhimiya الكاظمية al-Kāẓimiyyah |
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An aerial view of the mosque and its environs
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Kāẓimiyyah's location inside Iraq | |
Coordinates: 33°22′50″N 44°20′50″E / 33.38056°N 44.34722°ECoordinates: 33°22′50″N 44°20′50″E / 33.38056°N 44.34722°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Baghdad |
District | Kāẓimiyyah |
Area | |
• Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 1,500,000 |
Time zone | AST (UTC+3) |
Al-Kāẓimiyyah (Arabic: الكاظمية) or al-Kāẓimayn (الكاظمين) is a northern neighbourhood of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city's center, on the west bank of the Tigris. Al-Kāẓimiyyah is also the name of one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad. Being the place of Masjid al-Kāẓimayn (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد الـكَـاظِـمَـيْـن, Mosque of the "Two who swallow their anger"), even before its inception into the urban area of Baghdad, it is regarded as a holy city by Twelver Shi'ites.
Kadhimiyya Women's Prison is in the area.
Women on Iraq's death row are held at the Shaaba Khamsa death row facility at Camp Justice. As of 2014 the adult women's death row had 36 women as well as children even though the facility was only intended to hold 25 women.
Amil High School for Girls is in this neighborhood.