Al-Shu'ala

Al-Shu'ala حي الشعلة
Neighborhood
Etymology: "Flame" or "Torch" in Arabic
Nickname(s):  Madinat Al-Noor, Shu'lat Al-Sadrain
Al-Shu'ala Location in Iraq
Coordinates(Al-Shu'ala center): 33°22′05″N44°16′29″E / 33.3681276°N 44.2746767°E / 33.3681276; 44.2746767
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Baghdad Governorate
Established	1960
	Predominantly Shiite Muslim (≈99%)
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
Postal code	5789
Area code	+964
Al-Shu'ala consists of 27 sectors including Al-Rahmaniyya, Al-Dawanim, Um Najm, and Al-Jawadain. It is home to working-class families and includes a canal known as al-Mashrou‘ (المشروع).

Al-Shu'ala is a lower middle class district of Baghdad, Iraq. ^{[1] [2]} It is heavily populated and its inhabitants are working class families of limited income. There is a Shiite majority of nearly 99%.

Al-Shu'ala features a canal that stretches from the far east of the city to the west called al Mashrou'(المشروع) or "the project".

Administrative Sectors

Al-Shu'ala is divided into 27 administrative sectors. Some of the most notable among them include:

• Al-Shu'ala (الشعلة)
• Al-Rahmaniyya (الرحمانية)
• Al-Dawanim (الدوانم)
• Um Najm (أم نجم)
• Al-Jawadain (الجوادين)
• Al-Salamiyat (السلاميات)
• Al-Sabiyat (الصابيات)
• Al-Dahna (الدهنة)
• Al-Khateeb (الخطيب)

References

1. McCarron, Leon; Al Sarai, Mohammed (Spring 2022). "The Marsh Guide and the English Explorer". AramcoWorld. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
2. Saadoon, Mustafa (2021-10-11). "Iraq's elections reveal generational gap, state-society divide". Amwaj.media. Retrieved 2024-07-10.