Ramadi

Ramadi's population was reported to number 375,000 people in 2011, though it likely decreased due to the Iraq war and insurgency.

The modern city of Ramadi was founded in 1869 by Midhat Pasha, the Ottoman Wali of Baghdad.

Ramadi stands on an important trade route leading across the desert to Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea.

The city center of Ramadi is bounded to the north by the Euphrates and to the south by a railway line.

Ramadi has a hot desert climate, with most rain falling in the winter and average annual temperatures around 22.4 °C.