Hayy Al-Jami'a

Hayy Al-Jami'a

Hayy Al-Jami'a is a neighborhood in the Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq.

The neighborhood was originally created during the mid 1960s, to provide housing for university professors. This is the origin of its name, since "Jamia" means "University" in Arabic. Hence, it's full name is "Hay Al-Jamia" or "University Neighborhood".

Geography

It is bordered by the following neighborhoods: Al-Adil to the North, Al-Mansur and Al-Dawoodi to the East, Al-Shurta to the South, and Al-Khadraa and Al-Ghazaliah to the West.

Transport

The Al-Rabiaa road is the major access road, and passes down it's center.


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