Khān al Baghdādī (Iraq)
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Name (Hebrew)
חאן אל בגדאדי (עיראק)
Name (Latin)
Khān al Baghdādī (Iraq)
Other forms of name
Khan Baghdadi (Iraq)
Khan Bagdadi (Iraq)
Fort Bagdadiah (Iraq)
Al Baghdadi (Iraq)
Baghdadi (Iraq)
Coordinates
42.5475 42.5475 33.8525 33.8525 (gooearth )
Associated country
Iraq
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GEOnet, 2004-08-09(Khān al Baghdādī: ppl 33°51ʹ09Ñ 042°32ʹ51Ẽ; variants: Khan Baghdadi; Khān Bagdādi; Fort Bagdadiah; Al Baghdādī)
- United States. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. ed. 1-NGA; ser. K042M. Iraq image city map 1:5,000. Khan al Baghdadi, Iraq. Map info. as of 2004.
- GEOnet, 2004-08-09(Khan al Baghdadi: ppl 33⁰0ʹ5109N 042⁰0ʹ3251E; variants: Khan Baghdadi; Khan Bagdadi; Fort Bagdadiah; Al Baghdadi)
Wikipedia description:
Khan al-Baghdadi (Arabic: خان البغدادي Ḫān al-Baġdādī) or al-Baghdadi is an Iraqi city on the Euphrates River in al-Anbar province (Hīt District). Its inhabitants are mostly Sunni Arabs. It is the closest village to the U.S. Military's Al Asad Airbase, (formerly known as Qadisiyah Airbase under Saddam Hussein's rule). It was the site of a major battle with the Islamic State in February 2015. IS captured most of the town by 14 February 2015. On 6 March 2015, Iraqi forces managed to recapture the town from IS.
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