Al-Shu'ala is a lower middle class district of Baghdad, Iraq. It is heavily populated and its inhabitants are working class families of limited income. There is a Shiite majority of nearly 99%.
Al-Shu'ala features a canal that stretches from the far east of the city to the west called al Mashrou'(المشروع) or "the project".
Administrative Sectors Al-Shu'ala is divided into 27 administrative sectors. Some of the most notable among them include:
Al-Shu'ala (الشعلة) Al-Rahmaniyya (الرحمانية) Al-Dawanim (الدوانم) Um Najm (أم نجم) Al-Jawadain (الجوادين) Al-Salamiyat (السلاميات) Al-Sabiyat (الصابيات) Al-Dahna (الدهنة) Al-Khateeb (الخطيب)
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