Your online store in Al Anbar, where cities are far apart and fees differ
An online store in Al Anbar built with Madar takes cash-on-delivery orders from Al-Fallujah, Ramadi, Hit, Haditha and the rest of Iraq. You run its orders and stock from one dashboard. You choose a delivery fee for every one of Al Anbar's 11 areas, and give each parcel to a delivery company that carries it to the shopper.
A vast governorate on the Euphrates
Al Anbar stretches west of Baghdad to the borders with Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia, and it is a vast governorate. Its main cities grew along the Euphrates: Al-Fallujah, then Ramadi, the governorate's centre, then Hit and Haditha farther west. The international road from Baghdad to Jordan passes through Al-Fallujah and then Ramadi. The distances between these cities are large, so a single fee for the whole governorate may overcharge a shopper in nearby Al-Fallujah or eat into your margin at distant Haditha. Nothing changes in your store: it is one store, and you set fees by distance.
How do you price delivery in Al Anbar by distance?
Split Al Anbar's areas into three bands by their distance from your warehouse. If you ship from Baghdad, Al-Fallujah is nearest, Ramadi is in the middle, and Hit and Haditha are farthest. If you ship from Ramadi, Ramadi is nearest, Al-Fallujah and Hit come next, and Haditha is farthest. Start with one fee for the whole governorate, IQD 8,000 for illustration, then adjust each band based on what your delivery company charges you. Base the fee on your usual parcel: it is one figure per area and does not change with the parcel's size. Madar does not deliver orders: you hand the parcel to a delivery company, and Madar organises the fee and the order.
Areas in Al Anbar
Madar's list for Al Anbar has 11 areas, sorted alphabetically, and you can set a delivery fee for each. Choose Other for any address that is not listed.
- Al-Fallujah
- Al-Khalidiya
- Al-Sufiya
- Al-Taameem
- Al-Ubaidi
- Haditha
- Hit
- Ramadi
- Sabilik
- Saqlawiya
- Other
An example delivery fee setup for Al Anbar
This is an illustrative example with numbers of our own, not any delivery company's price. We start with a general governorate fee of IQD 8,000, then adjust two areas.
For every detail of fees in Madar, read:
Delivery fees| Area | Delivery fee (example) |
|---|---|
| All areas of Al Anbar | IQD 8,000 |
| Al-Fallujah (close to your warehouse) | IQD 6,000 |
| Saqlawiya (far from your warehouse) | IQD 10,000 |
The numbers are for illustration only. You change them in your delivery settings, and the real fee is your decision.
Questions about selling in Al Anbar
How do I set different fees for Al-Fallujah, Ramadi, Hit and Haditha?
Group them by distance from your warehouse. Keep Al Anbar's general fee for Al-Fallujah and Ramadi, give Hit and Haditha a higher fee in Madar, and add a fee of its own to any other area if you wish.
I sell from Ramadi. Can my store reach shoppers in Baghdad?
Yes. Your Madar store stays one store however far your shoppers are, so you can take Baghdad orders while based in Ramadi. Set Baghdad's fee on its own, say IQD 5,000 as an example, and set another fee for the rest of the governorates. Give each parcel to your delivery company and follow its status in your dashboard.
I keep stock in Ramadi and in Baghdad. Can I track both?
Yes. In Madar you add one warehouse in Ramadi and another in Baghdad and track the quantity of every product in each of them separately, with low-stock alerts. The number of warehouses is 2 on the Basic plan and 5 on the Pro plan.
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