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Al-Habbaniyah ٱلْحَبَّانِيَّةHabbaniyah
Al-Habbaniyah
Coordinates: 33°22′55″N 43°34′38″E / 33.38194°N 43.57722°E / 33.38194; 43.57722
Country	Iraq
Province	Al-Anbar
Population	32,300
Time zone	UTC+3 (GMT+3)
Postal code	31008

Al Habbaniyah or Habbaniya (Arabic: ٱلْحَبَّانِيَّة, al-Ḥabbānīyah) is a city 85 km (53 mi) west of Baghdad in Al-Anbar Province, in central Iraq. A military airfield, RAF Habbaniya, was the site of a battle in 1941, during World War II. Lake Habbaniyah is also nearby.

History

On 25 May 1941, Second Battalion of the Fourth Gurkha Rifles (2/4 GR), forming part of 10 Indian Infantry Division, was airlifted to reinforce and secure Habbaniyah, which was a Royal Air Force airfield under threat from Iraqi ground troops and the German Luftwaffe, located in Mosul, and Baghdad. It has 74,217 citizens.

Climate

References

1. Col Mackay, JN, compilers, JN (1952). "II". In Lieutenant Colonel CG Borrowman, CG (ed.). History of the 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles, 1938–1948, vol III (29-43 ed.). London: William Blackwood. pp. 22–31.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Habbaniyah, Iraq". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

33°22′N 43°34′E / 33.367°N 43.567°E / 33.367; 43.567

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