Baghdad International Airport

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/baghdad-international-airport

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Suburb west of Baghdad, Iraq
2. What is the airport codes?IATA: BGW, ICAO: ORBI
3. When did construction of the airport start and when did it open?Building began in 1979 and the airport opened in 1982 after the Iran‑Iraq War slowed progress.
4. Why was the airport once called Saddam International Airport?It was named after Iraq's former leader Saddam Hussein before being renamed to Baghdad International Airport.

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