Al-Aziziyah
العزيزية | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 32°54′30″N 45°4′0″E / 32.90833°N 45.06667°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Wasit |
District | Al-Aziziyah District |
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 44,868 |
Al-Aziziyah ( Arabic: 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]