Taji, Iraq

Taji or Al-Taji () is a rural town around 30 kilometers (18 mi) north of the city of Baghdad, within Baghdad Governorate and Salah ad Din Governorate.https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Taji,+Saladin+Governorate,+Iraq/@33.4950697,44.0776712,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x1557718a977c75f7:0x6770f5b09b7e04e4!8m2!3d33.5312281!4d44.2646701!16zL20vMDhjaGhm?entry=ttu

Taji has about 200,000 inhabitants. Many are Sunni Arab Muslims who work in the farming and agriculture sector.

The area of Taji district is 388 square kilometers, equivalent to 155,200 dunums, and its borders are the Tigris River to the east, Tarmiyah district to the north, Anbar Governorate to the west, and the center of Kadhimiya district and Dhat al-Salasil district to the south.

History

Al-Taji airfield, in the volatile Sunni Triangle, was originally an Iraqi Republican Guard base during the Saddam era. It was once a center for the manufacture of chemical weapons. Taji was also the location of the largest tank maintenance facility in Iraq. Al-Taji airfield came under American control following the US invasion and was subsequently renamed Camp Cooke.