Iskandariya

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Iskandariya الإسكندرية Alexandria of Iraq
Iskandariyah thermal power plant, 2008
Iskandariya Iskandariya's location inside Iraq
Coordinates: 32°54′N 44°21′E / 32.900°N 44.350°E / 32.900; 44.350
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Babil
Population  (2018)
• Total	100,600

Al-Iskandariya or Alexandria (Arabic: الإسكندرية, also given as Iskandariyah, Iskanderiyah, Iskanderiya, Iskanderiyeh or Sikandariyeh or Al Askandariyah) is an ancient city in central Iraq, one of a number of towns in the Near East founded by and named after Alexander the Great (Al-Iskandar in Arabic). It is a majority Shia Arab district including Musayyib and Jurf Al Sakhr. The district capital is located about 70 kilometres (45 mi) south of Baghdad, near the Euphrates River.