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'''Mahmoudiyah''' (also transliterated '''Mahmudiyah, Mahmoudi''', or '''Mahmoodiyah''', prefixed usually with '''Al-''') is a rural city south of [[Baghdad]]. Known as the “Gateway to Baghdad,” the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign.
[[Mahmudiya District]] has approximately 550,000 inhabitants, a majority of whom are [[Shia]] [[Arabs]], while the surrounding rural areas are entirely dominated by Sunni Arab tribes that include: '''Al
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