Al-Aziziyah | |
Native Name: | العزيزية |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Iraq |
Coordinates: | 32.9083°N 45.0667°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Wasit |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Al-Aziziyah District |
Established Date: | 1866 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 35 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 44,868 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Al-Aziziyah (ar|العزيزية) is an Iraqi town located in Wasit Province, on the left bank of the Tigris River. Located approximately 80 kilometers northwest of Kut, it is the administrative and political centre of Al-Aziziyah District.[1] As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 44,868 citizens.[2]
It was established in 1866 by Ottoman Midhat Pasha, in honor of Sultan Abdülaziz.[3] On 6 October 1915, English soldiers Percy Cox and Gerard Leachman met at Al-Aziziyah to discuss how to free Baghdad from the Ottomans.[4]