Camp Cropper
Camp Cropper was a holding facility for security detainees operated by the United States Army near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. The facility was initially operated as a high-value detention site, but has since been expanded increasing its capacity from 163 to 2,000 detainees.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Military installation
- Description: prison in Iraq
- Also known as: “al-Karkh Prison”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baghdad International Airport.
Baghdad International Airport
Aerodrome
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Baghdad International Airport, previously known as Saddam International Airport is an international airport serving Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. It is located in a suburb about 16 km west of the downtown in the Baghdad Governorate. Baghdad International Airport is situated 2½ km northeast of Camp Cropper.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-A’amiriya and Abu Ghraib.
Al-A’amiriya
Suburb
Al-A'amiriya is a neighborhood situated in the western part of Baghdad, Iraq. It is located in the Karkh and Mansour district on the way to Anbar Province. Al-A’amiriya is situated 9 km northeast of Camp Cropper.
Abu Ghraib
Town
Abu Ghraib is a city in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq, located just west of Baghdad's city center, or northwest of Baghdad International Airport. It has a population of 189,000. Abu Ghraib is situated 9 km northwest of Camp Cropper.
Camp Cropper
- Category: prison
- Location: Karkh, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Camp Cropper” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معتقل كروبر”
- Catalan: “Camp Cropper”
- Central Kurdish: “کەمپی کرۆپەر”
- Danish: “Camp Cropper”
- Dutch: “Camp Cropper”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معتقل كروبر”
- German: “Camp Cropper”
- Hebrew: “מחנה קרופר”
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