Baiji, Iraq

Iraq / Salahh-ad-Din / Bayji /
Baiji (Arabic: بيجي‎; also spelled Bayji) is a city of about 200,000 inhabitants in northern Iraq. It is located some 130 miles 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 regards to transport in the area, Baiji is a junction of the national railway network.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiji,_Iraq
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Coordinates:   34°55'50"N   43°28'54"E
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