Official Name: | Khan al Baghdadi |
Pushpin Map: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Al-Anbar |
Coordinates: | 33.8525°N 42.5475°W |
Population Total: | 5,000 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Timezone: | GMT+3 |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 31014 |
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 ISIL in February 2015. ISIS captured most of the town by 14 February 2015.[1] On 6 March 2015, Iraqi forces managed to recapture the town from ISIL.[2]