Karrada

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Karrada (or alsoالكرادة al-Karrāda ) is a district of Baghdad in Iraq . Different ethnic groups live in it, but the majority are Shiites .

Sayidat al Nejat Cathedral (2010)

location

Karrada lies on a peninsula formed by a loop of the Tigris . This fact gives the district a special look because it is bordered on two sides by the river. Karrada occupies the greater part of the peninsula. A smaller part at the top is occupied by the Al-Jadriya district , where the University of Baghdad is also located.

Infrastructure

One of the largest churches in Baghdad is located in Karrada with the Syrian Catholic Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral .

There is also a nun-run hospital in Karrada.

There is also a center for the anti-corruption authority in the district.

attacks

Patrol the US Army in Baghdad's district Karrada (2008)

Since the occupation of Iraq in 2003 , there have been repeated bombings in the district.

2006

On August 30, a bomb in Karrada killed two people and wounded 21 people. The attack was part of a larger series of attacks in and around Baghdad.

2010

In the 2010 attack on the Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral in Baghdad , 68 people were killed and around 60 were wounded.

2011

The district was affected by the series of attacks in Baghdad on December 22, 2011 , which took place just a few days after the withdrawal of the United States' armed forces. Twelve people died and 35 were injured in an attack on the anti-corruption agency. A nun-run hospital across the street was badly hit. A total of three car bombs exploded in Karrada. and at least 25 people died and over 62 were injured.

2012

On February 23, 2012, a bomb exploded during rush hour.

2016

A car bomb attack by the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) on July 3, 2016 in a shopping district killed at least 213 people and injured 300 others.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Reiner Hermann: Dozens of dead in a series of attacks in Baghdad. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . December 22, 2011, accessed December 22, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Deaths after attacks on the wholesale market and recruiting office. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. August 30, 2006, accessed February 23, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Death penalty for being held hostage in Baghdad church. In: ORF . August 3, 2011, accessed August 3, 2011 .
  4. ↑ Martin Gehlen: The hostages die in the church. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . November 1, 2010, accessed November 2, 2010 .
  5. ↑ Inga Rogg: Political crisis leads to violence. In: the daily newspaper . December 22, 2011, accessed December 27, 2011 .
  6. ^ Qassim Abdul-Zahra: Wave of bombings across Iraqi capital kills 60 as sectarian tension spike. In: Newser. December 22, 2011, accessed December 28, 2011 .
  7. ↑ Dozens of dead in attacks in Baghdad. In: ORF . February 23, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2012 .
  8. ↑ Many dead in attacks in Baghdad. FAZ.NET, July 4, 2016, accessed June 4, 2016 .
  9. ↑ 119 dead in attacks in Baghdad. Basler Zeitung, July 3, 2016, accessed on June 3, 2016 .

Coordinates: 33 ° 17 '  N , 44 ° 25'  E