Al-Aimmah Bridge (Arabic: جسر الأئمة, romanized: Jisr al-'Ā'immah, lit.

[1][2] Kadhimiyyah is where the Mosque of Shi'ite Imams Musa al-Kadhim and Muhammad al-Jawad is located.

The stampede caused the railings to give way, allowing hundreds to fall to their deaths in the river.

There was also a Sunni casualty, that is Othman Ali Abdul-Hafez, who had drowned after trying to save people in the water.

Although Adhamiyah has been the site of many clashes between Iraqi insurgents and US forces as well as tensions between Shia security forces and Sunni residents, in September 2005, the residents of Adhamiyah were credited with saving hundreds of Shia lives.