Jurf al-Nasr | |
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Coordinates: 32°52′00″N 44°12′50″E / 32.86667°N 44.21389°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Babil |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 140,000[1] |
Jurf al-Nasr (Arabic: جرف النصر) is a small town in Iraq, located about 60 kilometers southwest of Baghdad. It is near Musayyib and approximately 80 kilometers east of Fallujah. The town was formerly known as Jurf al-Sakhar (Arabic: جرف الصخر). At the start of 2014, Jurf al-Sakhar had about 89,000 residents, mostly Sunni Muslims from the al-Janabi tribe. The former residents are now largely refugees in Fallujah, Yusofiyya, Al Musayyib, and the current population is about 15,000.[2]