Baiji (city)
Baiji
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Bayji Fertiliser Plant, February 2008 | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′45″N 43°29′35″E / 34.92917°N 43.49306°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Salah ad Din |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 173,677 |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (AST) |
Baiji (Arabic: بَيْجِي, romanized: Bayjī; also spelled Bayji) is a city of about 173,677 inhabitants in Salah ad Din governorate in northern Iraq. It is located some 130 miles (209 km) 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.