Official Name: | Al-Khaldiya |
Native Name: | الخالدية |
Other Name: | Al-Khaldiya |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Pushpin Map: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Al Anbar |
Timezone: | GMT+3 |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.3844°N 43.5253°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 31010 |
Population Total: | 29.986 |
Al-Khaldiya (Arabic: الخالدية, also Al-Khalidiya, Khalidiya, Khalediya) is a city in Al-Anbar Province, in central Iraq, on the southern banks of river Euphrates. It was founded in 1969 as a settlement for Assyrian Christian families who were displaced as a result of the closure of RAF Habbaniya, though it is now predominantly populated by Sunni Arabs.[1] The city was named after Khalid Shakar, deputy of Iraqi Baath party founder Fuad al-Rikabi. North of Al-Khaldiya, on the northern banks of Euphrates river, the peninsula of Khalidiya Island is located.
Al-Khalidiya was captured by ISIL in 2014. Although the city was recaptured by Iraqi security forces, only four buildings remained after intense fighting.[2]