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|official_name = Mahmoudiyah
Mahmoudiyah (also transliterated '''Al-Mahmudiyah, Al-Mahmoudi''', or [[Mahmudiya District|Al-Mahmudiya]], 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.
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'''Mahmoudiyah''' ({{lang-ar|المحمودية}}) (also transliterated '''Al-Mahmudiyah, Al-Mahmoudi''', or [[Mahmudiya District|Al-Mahmudiya]], 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|Al-Mahmudiya]] has approximately 350,000 inhabitants, most of whom are [[Sunni]] [[Arabs]], over 75% of [[Mahmudiya District|Al-Mahmudiya]] are Sunni,<ref>[http://iraqslogger.powweb.com/index.php/post/3051/Sunni_and_Shia_Tribes_Clash_in_Babel Sunni and Shia Tribes Clash in Babel]</ref> as reported by the UNHCR IDPs list. While the control of rural areas around the area of Mahmudiyah is by Sunnis, such as the towns of Latifiyah and Yusufiyah, the Shiites remain in the center of Mahmoudiyah city.