Al Khadraniyah Explained

Al Khadraniyah
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Saladin
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Al-Shirqat
Coordinates:35.6108°N 43.2406°W

Al Khadraniyah is a village in Iraq. It is located west of River Tigris and north of Al-Shirqat. From 2014 until November 2016, it was under control of ISIL.

Location

Al-Khadraniyah(Al Khaḑrānīyah) is located at 35° 36' 39" North, 43° 14' 26" East, near Sharqat,[1] and the ruins of ancient Assur.[2]

The town is off the Mosul to Tikrit road, on the banks of the Tigris River.[3] The town is services by a railway station and the border between Nineveh Governorate and Al-Shirqat District of Saladin Governorate passes through the town.

History

In 1918 the Battle of Sharqat was fought to the south of the town. In 2014 the town was captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and retaken by the Iraqi Security Forces in November 2016.

Notes and References

  1. http://geolocated.org/IQ/5g6p3imh Al Khadraniyah
  2. https://itouchmap.com/?c=iz&UF=-3107225&UN=-4388748&DG=PPL Places in Iraq » Al Khadraniyah, Iraq
  3. http://www.maplandia.com/iraq/neineva/al-khadraniyah/ Al Khadraniyah Map — Satellite Images of Al Khadraniyah