It is an Iraqi city situated along the south side of Euphrates River near the Syrian border.

[2] Following Operation Steel Curtain, in which US Marines and Iraqi Army units swept the city of insurgents, the streets were secured by a combination of Iraqi Army and Marine forces.

It was built to support the workers of the Al Qaim Phosphate plant, which is located to the south west of Ubaydi.

The villages to the east that fall under Ubaydi's jurisdiction are made of a mix of tribes including Mahal, Rawi, and Salmani.

Ubaydi has a functioning city council and mayor and a fully operational police force.