Karradah
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Karradah is a predominantly Shia neighbourhood in East Baghdad
, Iraq
. It is located in south central Baghdad, on a small peninsula in the bend of the river Tigris
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A relative oasis consisting of mixed, middle-class and intellectual residents almost cut off from the rest of the city by a loop of the Tigris. The luxury riverside homes of Saddam Hussein's elite are now occupied by the leaders of the new order.
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. It is located in south central Baghdad, on a small peninsula in the bend of the river Tigris
Tigris
The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...
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A relative oasis consisting of mixed, middle-class and intellectual residents almost cut off from the rest of the city by a loop of the Tigris. The luxury riverside homes of Saddam Hussein's elite are now occupied by the leaders of the new order.