Al-Ba'aj

Al-Ba’aj
بعاج (Arabic)
Al-Ba’aj is located in Iraq
Al-Ba’aj
Al-Ba’aj
Coordinates: 36°3′N 41°43′E / 36.050°N 41.717°E / 36.050; 41.717
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh
DistrictAl-Ba'aj
OccupationPopular Mobilization Forces
Elevation310 m (1,017 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
13,746
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Ba'aj (Arabic: بعاج; also spelt Ba'ej) is a town in the Al-Ba'aj District of Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The town was under control of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant until June 2017, when Popular Mobilization Forces captured it.[citation needed]

It was mainly populated by Sunni Arabs.[2]

  1. ^ "City (Town) Baaj: Map, population, location". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  2. ^ "Retaking Sinjar trumps the killing of "Jihadi John"". The Economist. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.