Al-Ba'aj Explained

Al-Ba’aj
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:36.05°N 84°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nineveh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Al-Ba'aj
Parts Type:Occupation
Parts Style:para
P1:Popular Mobilization Forces
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:310
Elevation Ft:1017
Population Total:13746
Population As Of:2012
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:+3

Ba'aj (ar|بعاج; also spelt Ba'ej) is a town in the Al-Ba'aj District of Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The town was under control of the Islamic State until June 2017, when Popular Mobilization Forces captured it.

It was mainly populated by Sunni Arabs.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City (Town) Baaj: Map, population, location. 2016-01-14. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115622/http://www.tiptopglobe.com/city?i=1044810&n=Baaj. dead.
  2. News: Retaking Sinjar trumps the killing of "Jihadi John". 16 November 2015. The Economist. 13 November 2015.