Yusufiyah is named after Yūsuf (
Joseph). It is about south of
Baghdad and approximately east of
Fallujah. It is west of the large city of
Mahmudiyah, and northwest of the town of
Latifiyah. Yusufiyah is similar in name to the area known as
Sadr al Yusufiyah, which is a larger, more urban area near a
Russian thermal power plant, approximately west-northwest of the town of Yusufiyah. A major canal, known as the
Yusufiyah canal, runs from
Sadr al Yusufiyah in the west, through Yusufiyah, and south to Latifiyah. Yusufiyah has a population of 130,176, most living in the city centre. The Yusufiyah area is primarily located on the east side of
Euphrates river, of which the Yusufiyah canal is a branch. This area has two archaeological locations called
Aldear and
Abu Haba. These locations formed part of the defensive borders of
Akkad (2000 B.C.) and the ancient name of Yusufiyah is
Sippar. ==Architecture==