Al-Taqaddum Air Base

Al Taqaddum Airbase or Al Taqaddum AB, called TQ in military shorthand slang, is an air base that is located in central , approximately 74 kilometers west of , at .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airbase that is located in central Iraq
  • Also known as: “ORAT”, “TQ”, and “TQD”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Habbaniyah.

Town
Photo: Amd194, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al or Habbaniya is a city 85 km west of Baghdad in , in central . A military airfield, RAF Habbaniya, was the site of a battle in 1941, during World War II. Lake is also nearby.

Al-Taqaddum Air Base

Latitude
33.3324° or 33° 19′ 57″ north
Longitude
43.5923° or 43° 35′ 32″ east
Elevation
84 metres (276 feet)
Open location code
8H558HJR+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 256498339
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Wiki­data ID
Q4703278
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“Al-Taqaddum Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قاعدة التقدم الجوية”
  • French: “Base aérienne Al-Taqaddum”
  • Indonesian: “ORAT”
  • Indonesian: “TQD”
  • Japanese: “アル・タカダム空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “タカダム空軍基地”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی ال-تاکادوم”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی التقدم”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ ил-токодум”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Ал-Таққаддум”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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