I noticed several records published in Askandaryah which have been coded ua for 
Egypt. According to Wikipedia, they were published in Iraq.


MRS


Iskandariya


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 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iraq_location_map.svg> Iskandariya is 
located in Iraq



Iskandariya

Iskandariya's location inside Iraq


Coordinates:  
<http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Iskandariya&params=32_54_N_44_21_E_type:city_region:IQ>
 32°54′N 44°21′E / 32.9°N 44.35°E / 32.9; 44.35


Country

Iraq


Governorate

Babil <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babil> 

Iskandariya (إسكندرية, also given as Iskandariyah, Iskanderiyah, Iskanderiya, 
Iskanderiyeh or Sikandariyeh or Al Askandariyah) is an ancient city in central 
Iraq <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq> , one of a number of towns in the Near 
East <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_East>  named after Alexander the Great 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great>  (Iskander in Arabic 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language> ). It is largely populated by 
Sunni <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni>  Muslims 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim> , and is located about 25 miles (40 km) 
south of Baghdad <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad> , near the Euphrates 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrates>  River.

 

 

Marlene Schiffman

Judaica Cataloger

Mendel Gottesman Library

Yeshiva University

2525 Amsterdam Avenue

New York, NY 10033

212 960-5381

FAX: 212 960-0066

  

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