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Sabaa Al Bour

Field	Value
official_name	Saab Al Bour
settlement_type
pushpin_map	Iraq
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Saab Al Bour's location inside Iraq
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Iraq
subdivision_type1	Governorate
subdivision_name1	Baghdad Governorate
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Taji District
leader_title1
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
unit_pref	Imperial
population_note	(2010)
population_total	254,000
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elevation_footnotes
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Saab Al Bour or Sabaa Al Bour is a small urban city located approximately 18 miles (29 km) northwest of the city of Baghdad, and is located in Taji District of the Baghdad Governorate. In 2003, the population of Saab Al Bour was approximately 120,000. Current population estimates for Saab Al Bour are as high as 254,000.

History

Saab Al Bour, in the volatile Sunni Triangle, included a portion of the city known to locals as the Officers Block, which was set up by Saddam Hussein for members of the Iraqi Republican Guard and their families as a retirement community. The majority of Saab Al Bour's inhabitants are Shia, while small portions of the city and almost all the surrounding villages are Sunni. Sectarian violence erupted in the city in 2005 and early 2006 and some of the worst fighting between Shia and Sunni groups ensued, leaving hundreds dead and driving most of the residents out of the area. Iraqi Security Forces with the aid of Coalition forces took control of Saab Al Bour in the years after and have maintained the peace and security of the area allowing tens of thousands of internally displaced persons to return to the city.

The city lies west of the Tigris river along an extensive canal system that brings needed water for drinking and irrigation for agricultural lands. The city is also located near Camp Taji, which came under American control following the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

References

United Nations Humanitarian Information Center Graphic Number 103 http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iraq/maps/103%20A4%20laminated%20map%20governorate%20and%20district.pdf
United Nations Humanitarian Information Center Graphic Number 286 http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iraq/maps/286%20A3%20Salah%20al%20Din%20governorate.pdf
link. (2011-07-15 , Retrieved on 2009-05-21)
[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/handover-hopes-in-iraq-look-bleak/ Handover Hopes In Iraq Look Bleak] CBS News, Retrieved on 2009-05-21

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