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May 16, 2012 - 4:45:44 PM |
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Yusufiyah (also transliterated as Yusafiyah, Youssifiyah or Yusifiyah, occasionally prefixed with Al-) is a regional township in the country of Iraq, located in Babil Province, approximately 16 km southwest of the capital, Baghdad. It is approximately 21 km east of Fallujah, 10 kilometers west of the large city of Mahmudiyah, and 15 kilometers northwest of the town of Latifiyah. Together, Yusufiyah, Mahmudiyah, and Latifiyah form an area known as the "Triangle of Death" due to the high numbers of IEDs, sniper, and mortar/rocket attacks.
Yusufiyah is similar in name to the area known as Sadr al Yusufiyah, which is a larger, more urban area near a Russian thermal power plant, approximately 25 kilometers west-northwest of the town of Yusufiyah. A major canal, known as the Yusufiyah canal, runs from Sadr al Yusufiyah in the west, through Yusufiyah, and south to Latifiyah.
Yusufiyah is an area of interest to Sunni insurgents because it is along the route of travel between North Babylon and Al Anbar Province, with its control allowing the free movement of Sunni insurgent forces south of Baghdad.
Architecture
The town of Yusufiyah is around 200 buildings, with less than ten buildings that are over five stories tall. There are at least three mosques within Yusufiyah itself, and at least one in each nearby village. The vast majority of buildings in Yusufiyah are one or two story brick and cement structures with shops on the first floor and apartments on the second or third floors.
Demographics
The populace within the semi-urban area of Yusufiyah is predominantly Sunni, with a number of Sunni tribes (including the Sunni Qarghouli clan, near the Jifr Sukr Bridge) located in the smaller villages to the south and west. The smaller villages nearby include Mulla Fayad (approximately 2km southwest of Yusufiyah) and Rushdi Mullah (approximately 8km west of Yusufiyah). Agriculture is the main form of employment, with some retail and industrial shops within the town itself.
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