Rasheed Air Base

Al Rasheed Air Base is a major Iraqi Air Force base on the southeastern outskirts of , in of . It is located approximately 11 kilometers southeast of downtown .
  • Aerodrome
  • …is operated by Iraqi Air Force
  • Description: airport in Baghdad, Iraq
  • Also known as
    “Al-Rasheed Airport”
    “Camp Rashid, Muaskar ar Rashīd, Muaskar Rashed, Rashid, Rashid Camp, معسكر الرشيد, Camp Rashid, Muaskar ar Rashid, Muaskar Rashed, Rashid, Rashid Camp, معسكر الرشيد”
    “معسكر الرشيد”

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Latitude
33.2779° or 33° 16′ 41″ north
Longitude
44.4942° or 44° 29′ 39″ east
Open location code
8H567FHV+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway = aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse = military
Open­Street­Map feature
military = airfield
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Romanian—“Rasheed Air Base” goes by many names.
قاعدة الرشيد الجويةArabic
ラシード空軍基地Japanese
پایگاه هوایی رشیدPersian
Aeroportul Al-RasheedRomanian

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