Minţaqat Ālbū Shijil
Minţaqat Ālbū Shijil is an area in Al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Minţaqat Ālbū Shijil is situated nearby to the locality Mashrū‘ al Jadwal, as well as near Salmān al ‘Ayid.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Habbaniya War Cemetery.
Habbaniya War Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Amd194, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Habbaniya War Cemetery is situated 3½ km southwest of Minţaqat Ālbū Shijil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Habbaniyah and Saqlawiyah.
Habbaniyah
Town
Al Habbaniyah or Habbaniya is a city 85 km 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. Habbaniyah is situated 4 km southwest of Minţaqat Ālbū Shijil.
Saqlawiyah
Town
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As Saqlāwīyah is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, in central Iraq. It is located roughly 5 miles northwest of the city of Fallujah. Saqlawiyah is a rural city in between Habbaniyah and Fallujah that sits on the major freeway. Saqlawiyah is situated 6 km east of Minţaqat Ālbū Shijil.
Al-Khalidiya
Town
Al-Khalidiya is a city in Al-Anbar Province, in central Iraq, on the southern banks of river Euphrates. It was founded in 1969 as a settlement for Assyrian Christian families who were displaced as a result of the closure of RAF Habbaniya, though it is now predominantly populated by Sunni Arabs. Al-Khalidiya is situated 9 km west of Minţaqat Ālbū Shijil.
Minţaqat Ālbū Shijil
- Type: Area
- Also known as: “Ḩuwayjah Albū Shijil”, “Mintaqat Albu Shahl”, and “Mintaqat Albu Shijil”
- Location: Al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.40421° or 33° 24′ 15″ northLongitude
43.62016° or 43° 37′ 13″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
8H55CJ3C+M3GeoNames ID
95657
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In Other Languages
“Minţaqat Ālbū Shijil” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منطقة البو شجل”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mashrū‘ al Jadwal and Salmān al ‘Ayid.
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