Jurf al-Nasr
Jurf al-Sakhar
جرف الصخر | |
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Subdistrict | |
Apache Company 1/501 PIR patrolling in Jurf al-Sakhar | |
| Etymology: Arabic for "rocky bank" | |
Interactive map of Jurf al-Sakhar | |
Jurf al-Sakhar Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′00″N 44°12′50″E / 32.86667°N 44.21389°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Babil |
| District | Al-Musayab District |
| Control | Kata'ib Hezbollah |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Administrative center | Jurf al-Sakhar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subdistrict administration |
| • Body | Babil Governorate Council |
| • Subdistrict Director | Hassan Sabah al-Ardawi |
| Elevation | 37–47 m (121–154 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 140,000 |
| According to estimates by the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ-BB |
Jurf al-Sakhar (Arabic: جرف الصخر) is a small town in Iraq, located about 60 kilometers southwest of Baghdad. It is near Musayyib and approximately 80 kilometers east of Fallujah. The town was formerly known as Jurf al-Sakhar (Arabic: جرف الصخر). At the start of 2014, Jurf al-Sakhar had about 89,000 residents, mostly Sunni Muslims from the al-Janabi tribe. The former residents are now largely refugees in Fallujah, Yusofiyya, Al Musayyib, and the current population is about 15,000.