Hayy Al-Jami'a
in Baghdad, IraqCategory: Attraction
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Hay Al-Jami'a (Arabic: حي الجامعة) is a neighborhood in the Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq.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" in Arabic. Hence, its full name is "Hay Al-Jamia" or "University Neighborhood".
During the recent sectarian troubles that plagued Baghdad, Hay Al-Jamia became one of the primary troubled areas in Western Baghdad, to the point that during the period (late 2006 - early 2007), the whole neighborhood became a de facto "ghost town". However, after the return of security in 2008, it has regained much of its former vitality.
