Al-Shu'ala is a lower middle class district of Baghdad, Iraq. It is heavily populated and its inhabitants are working class families of limited income. There is a Shiite majority of nearly 99%.
Al-Shu'ala features a canal that stretches from the far east of the city to the west called al Mashrou'(çÃÂàôñÃÂù) or "the project".
Al-Shu'ala is divided into 27 administrative sectors. Some of the most notable among them include: