Hayy Al-Jami'a is a neighborhood in the Mansour district

Mansour district

Al Mansour district is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is named after Abu Ja'far al-Mansur, the second Abbasid Caliph and founder of Baghdad....

 of Baghdad

Baghdad

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, Iraq

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The neighborhood was originally created during the mid 1960s, to provide housing for university professors. This is the origin of its name, since "Jamia" means "University

University

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" in Arabic

Arabic language

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. Hence, its full name is "Hay Al-Jamia" or "University Neighborhood".

During the recent sectarian troubles that plagued Baghdad, Hay Al-Jamiá became one of the primary trouble areas in Western Baghdad, to the point that during the period (late 2006 - early 2007), the whole neighbourhood became a de-facto "ghost town". However, after the return of security in 2008, it has regained much of its former vitality.

Geography

It is bordered by the following neighborhoods: Al-Adil to the North, Al-Mansur and Al-Dawoodi to the East, Al-Shurta to the South, and Al-Khadraa and Al-Ghazaliah to the West.

Transport

Al-Rabiaa Street is a major access road and the main market area, and passes from north to south in the eastern half of Al-Jami'a.