Baiji (city)

Baiji بَيْجِي Bayji
Bayji Fertiliser Plant, February 2008
Baiji Baiji's location inside Iraq
Coordinates: 34°55′45″N 43°29′35″E / 34.92917°N 43.49306°E / 34.92917; 43.49306
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Salah ad Din
Elevation	410 ft (125 m)
Population  (2014)
• Total	173,677[1]

Baiji (Arabic: بَيْجِي, romanized: Bayjī; also spelled Bayji) is a city of about 173,677 inhabitants in Salah ad Din governorate in northern Iraq. It is located some 130 miles (209 km) north of Baghdad, on the main road to Mosul. It is a major industrial centre best known for its oil refinery, the biggest in Iraq, and has a large power plant. With regards to transport in the area, Baiji is a junction of the national railway network.