Your online store in Babil: pricing delivery to Al-Hilla and nearby towns
In Babil you set up a ready online store with Madar, with cash on delivery and a delivery fee for every area, from city neighbourhoods to the governorate's towns. Shoppers from Babil and the rest of Iraq order from your store, and each of Babil's 27 areas gets the fee you choose. You then hand the order to the delivery company that carries it.
Baghdad's neighbour to the south
Babil lies directly south of Baghdad. Its capital, Al-Hilla, sits on the Euphrates about 100 km from Baghdad. Close to Al-Hilla is the ancient site of Babylon that visitors come to see, and farmland surrounds the city. The road from Baghdad passes the town of Iskandariya before reaching Al-Hilla, and roads lead from there to Karbala, Najaf and Al-Qadisiyyah. A merchant who sells from Al-Hilla therefore reaches these governorates over moderate distances and can set a fee for each. The area list mixes many neighbourhoods, such as Al-Nasr and Al-Hussein, with towns around the city, such as Al-Mahawil and Al-Kifl. That makes it easy to use two bands: one fee for Al-Hilla and its neighbourhoods and a slightly higher one for the surrounding towns.
How do you price delivery in Babil without setting every area?
Start with one fee for Babil, say IQD 8,000 as an example, and make it the fee for Al-Hilla and its neighbourhoods. Then raise the fee for the surrounding towns, such as Al-Mahawil, to cover your cost with the delivery company. If you ship from Baghdad, Iskandariya and Al-Mahawil are closer to you than Al-Hilla itself, so build your bands from your starting point. There is no need to set areas one by one: change the exceptions only and leave the rest on the general fee. You can give any area a new fee at any time in your delivery settings.
Areas in Babil
Madar's list for Babil has 27 areas, sorted alphabetically, and you can set a delivery fee for each. Choose Other for any address that is not listed.
- 30 Street
- Abu Gharaq
- Al-Akrameen
- Al-Askari
- Al-Bakriya
- Al-Hamza
- Al-Hashimiyah
- Al-Hilla
- Al-Hussein
- Al-Imam
- Al-Jamiya
- Al-Kifl
- Al-Mahawil
- Al-Muhandiseen
- Al-Nasr
- Al-Qasim
- Al-Shomali
- Al-Sinai
- Al-Thawra
- Al-Wardiya
- Babil
- Bansha
- Iskandariya
- Musayyib
- Saif Saad Bridge
- Sinjar
- Other
An example delivery fee setup for Babil
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 Babil | IQD 8,000 |
| 30 Street (close to your warehouse) | IQD 6,000 |
| Sinjar (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 Babil
Do I have to set a fee for every area in Babil?
No. In Madar you set one general fee for Babil and adjust only the areas whose cost differs, such as Al-Mahawil and Al-Kifl if they are farther from your warehouse. All other areas, including Al-Nasr and Al-Hilla, stay on the general fee unless you give them one of their own. The full list of areas is at the bottom of this page.
I sell from Baghdad. Should Babil get a lower fee than other governorates?
Yes, if it costs you less to get parcels there, and the decision is yours. Babil lies just south of Baghdad, but the fee you set in Madar should follow what your delivery company charges you, not the closeness of the governorate alone. You set Babil's fee in your delivery settings and hand the parcel to the company, because Madar does not deliver parcels: the delivery company carries them.
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