Rixos Al Rasheed Baghdad Hotel is a hotel in Baghdad, Iraq.[1] It opened in 1982. The building has 18 floors. It stands about 2.1 km from the centre of Baghdad.[3]

Overview

The Royal Tulip Al Rasheed Hotel (sometimes spelled Al-Rashid; Arabic: فندق الرشيد) is an 18-story hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, often visited by journalists and media personnel due to its location within Baghdad's Green Zone. It is named after the eighth-century Caliph Harun Al-Rashid. It has been a focal point in a number of conflicts in the region, most recently the 2026 Iran war.

From “Royal Tulip Al Rasheed Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1982. The building has 18 floors. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 2.1 km from the centre of Baghdad. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW), about 14 km from the centre of Baghdad.[4]

It is one of 9 hotels in and around Baghdad recorded in Wikidata, 9 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 4 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Ishtar Sheraton Hotel, opened in 1982. See Hotels in Baghdad.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Rixos Al Rasheed Baghdad Hotel (Q1126346). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Rixos Al Rasheed Baghdad Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-03.
  3. ^ Baghdad (Q1530). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Baghdad. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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