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IDP and Refugee Camp Locations - As of January 2017 For Humanitarian Purposes Only IRAQ Production date: 01 February 2017 IDP and Refugee Camp Locations - As of January 2017 Za k ho T U R K E Y Darkar ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑⛳⚑Bersive II Chamishku Bersive I Dawudiya ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Am e di Bajet Kandala ² Rwanga Dahuk Community Me r ga s ur Da h uk Su m el So r an !PDahuk Kabrato I+II Ak r e Khanke ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Shariya S Y R I A ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Sh i kh a n Domiz I+II Essian Akre ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Sheikhan Amalla ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Garmawa ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑Mamrashan ⛳⚑ Mamilian ⛳⚑Nargizlia Ch o ma n 1 + 2 Tel af ar Ti lk a if Qaymawa ⛳⚑ Basirma ⛳⚑ Bardarash Darashakran ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Sh a ql a w a Si n ja r Hasansham M2 Gawilan Kawergosk Mosul!P ⛳⚑ I R A N Hasansham U3 ⛳⚑⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Baharka ⛳⚑ Ps h da r Ha m da n iy a Khazer M1 Ra n ia Harsham ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Erbil Ankawa 2 !P Erbil Mo s ul Ninewa Er b il Ko i sn j aq Qushtapa ⛳⚑ Do k an Debaga 1 ⛳⚑ Debaga 4 ⛳⚑⛳⚑ Surdesh Debaga Debaga 2 ⛳⚑ Stadium Ba 'a j Hasiyah ⛳⚑ Tina ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Qayyarah-Jad'ah Sh a rb a zh e r Pe n jw i n Ma k hm u r Ki r ku k Da b es Sulaymaniyah !P Barzinja Kirkuk ⛳⚑ Su l ay m an i y ah Ha t ra !P Arbat IDP ⛳⚑ Sh i rq a t ⛳⚑ Ashti IDP Nazrawa ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑Arbat Refugee Yahyawa ⛳⚑⛳⚑ Laylan 1 Sulaymaniyah Ha w ig a Kirkuk Da r ba n d ih k an Daquq ⛳⚑ Ch a mc h a ma l Laylan 2 ⛳⚑ Ha l ab j a Da q uq Ka l ar Hajjaj Camp ⛳⚑ Al-Alam ⛳⚑⛳⚑2 (MoMD) Ba i ji Al Alam 1 To oz (UNHCR) Tik r it Tazade ⛳⚑Al Safyh ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Tikrit Ru 'u a University Qoratu ⛳⚑ Al Obaidi Ki f ri ⛳⚑ Salah al-Din Da u r Ka 'i m Al Wand 1 Al Wand 2⛳⚑ Ha d it h a Sa m ar r a Al Abassia Al-Hawesh ⛳⚑ Kh a na q in ⛳⚑ !P Samarra Al-Iraq Al-Hardania Al-Muahad ⛳⚑ Diyala ⛳⚑ Kh a li s Th e th a r Ba l ad An a Mu q da d iy a Ba`aqubah !P⛳⚑ Fa r es Muskar Saad Camp He e t Tar mia Ba 'q ub a Ad h am i a Ba l ad r o oz ⛳⚑ Kilo 18 Ramadi Ka d hi m ia ⛳⚖ !P Th a wr a 1 Kilo 60 / Th a wr a 2 Al wafaa Baghdad ⛳⚑ !^ ⛳⚖ Ab u G h ra i b ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑⛳⚑⛳⚑( Al-Qasir Camp ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Re s af a Ra m ad i ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑⛳⚑ Ka r kh ⛳⚑⛳⚑ Ma d a'i n ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Baghdad ⛳⚑⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ Ma h mo u di y a Anbar Fa l lu j a Ba d ra Latifiya 3 ⛳⚑ Az e zi a Nabi Sheit ⛳⚑ Ke r ba l a Ma h aw i l Su w ai r a Wassit Kerbala Mu s ay a b Al-Nabi !P Al-Kawthar Younis Camp ⛳⚑ Kut Kut New Ai n A⛳⚑l -Tam ur Hilla !P Ru t ba Scout !P ⛳⚑ Bagdad Baghdad Kerbala ⛳⚑ Ku t Camp Babylon Babylon Camp ^ Al i A l- G h ar b i ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑ (! Hi n di y a Na 'm an i y a Al Amal ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑⛳⚑ Gazaliya ⛳⚑ Shooting Camp Hi l la ⛳⚑ Kadhra Al Jamea'a Ha s hi m i ya Al Amal Al Missan Albu Suliman Manshood ⛳⚑ Najaf ⛳⚑ Albo Haies (Dora) RHU Camp Ha i Al Salam ⛳⚑ Di w an i y a ⛳⚑ Am a ra ⛳⚑ Ku f a Najaf ⛳⚑ Diwaniya Bezabize !P !P Af a q Najaf Amriyeat Central Eyes of Al Falujah Missan ⛳⚑ Camp Al Yusifiya Ma n at h e ra Qadissiya !P ⛳⚑ ⛳⚑⛳⚑ Checkpoint 75 Sader Al ⛳⚑ Na j af Najaf Amarah Al Battraa ⛳⚑ Yousfiya Al Wahda Camp ⛳⚑ Ri f a'i Me j ar ⛳⚑ Sh a mi y a Scale 1 : 1,000,000 Al - Ka b i r Thi-Qar Ma i mo u n a Ha m za Ru m ai t h a 0 30 60 90 KM Sh a tr a Kh i dh i r Muthanna Sh a tr a TURKEY Dahuk ⛳⚑ IDP Camp KRI Governorate (!^ Country capital Data Sources: !H IDP Camp Location: 01/2017 - CCCM and REACH Initiative Erbil !H Refugee Camp Location: REACH Initiative Sulaymaniyah Other Governorates !P Governorate capital Administrative boundaries: !H GADM/OCHA/HIC 2011 SYRIA ⛳⚖ IDP Camp (Transit) Projection: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 38N IRAN Lake / River Contact: [email protected] File: IRQ_IDP_CampLocation_01Feb2017 Baghdad !H Country border JORDAN ⛳⚑ IDP Camp (Under Construction) Note: Data, designations and boundaries contained on this map are not Governorate border warranted to error-free and do not imply acceptance by the REACH partners, associated, donors mentioned on this map. ⛳⚑ SAUDI ARABIA Refugee Camp District border.
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