Abu Ghraib
| Abu Ghraib | |||
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 18 ′ N , 44 ° 11 ′ E | ||
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 Iraq
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| Governorate | Baghdad | ||
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| Residents | 750,000 | ||
Abu Ghuraib ( Arabic أبو غريب Abū Ghuraib , DMG Abū Ġurayb , locally Abū Ghraib or Abū Ghrēb ; sometimes also written Abu Gharaib or Abu Ghreib ) is an Iraqi city that borders Baghdad to the west and belongs to the province of Baghdad . The population is between 750,000 and 1.5 million people.
The city is located north-northwest of Baghdad International Airport at the level of the old city center on the old road to Jordan .
The notorious Abu Ghuraib prison made the city famous as early as the time of Saddam Hussein . In 2004, the torture scandal in the prison now run by the US Army attracted international attention.
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