Salman Pak
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Salman Pak Arabic: سلمان باك |
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 Salman Pak
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| Coordinates: 33°6′5″N 44°35′0″E / 33.10139°N 44.58333°E | |
| Country |
 Iraq
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| Governorate | Baghdad |
| District | Al-Mada'in |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 117,500 |
Salman Pak (Arabic: سلمان باك) is a city approximately 15 miles south of Baghdad near a peninsula formed by a broad eastward bend of the Tigris River. It is named after Salman the Persian, a companion of Muhammad buried in the city.
The city overlaps with the ancient metropolis of Al-Mada'in, which includes the ruins of ancient Ctesiphon and ancient Seleucia.
It is also quite close to the Salman Pak facility, an Iraqi military installation which was a key center of Saddam Hussein's biological and chemical weapons programs. The site included training grounds used by Iraqi intelligence to direct Special Operations Forces.
Coordinates: 33°06′N 44°35′E / 33.100°N 44.583°E
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