Al-Ba’aj | |
Pushpin Map: | Iraq |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 36.05°N 84°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
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]