Baiji (city)

Baiji
بَيْجِي (Arabic)
بایجی (Kurdish)
City
Bayji Fertiliser Plant, February 2008
Bayji Fertiliser Plant, February 2008
Interactive map of Baiji
Baiji is located in Iraq
Baiji
Baiji
Baiji's location inside Iraq
Coordinates: 34°55′45″N 43°29′35″E / 34.92917°N 43.49306°E / 34.92917; 43.49306
Country Iraq
GovernorateSalah ad Din
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
173,677
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (AST)
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Baiji (Arabic: بَيْجِي, romanized: Bayjī; also spelled Bayji) is a city of about 173,677 inhabitants in Salah ad Din governorate in northern Iraq. It is located some 130 miles (209 km) north of Baghdad, on the main road to Mosul. It is a major industrial centre best known for its oil refinery, the biggest in Iraq, and has a large power plant. With regard to transport in the area, Baiji is a junction of the national railway network.