Al-Aziziyah (Iraq)

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]

Al-Aziziyah العزيزية
Town
Main street of Al-Aziziyah, April 2018
Al-Aziziyah
Coordinates: 32°54′30″N 45°4′0″E
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Wasit
District	Al-Aziziyah District
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	44,868

History

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]