Habbaniyah

Al Habbaniyah or Habbaniya is a city 85 km west of Baghdad in , in central . A military airfield, RAF Habbaniya, was the site of a battle in 1941, during World War II. Lake Habbaniyah is also nearby.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: Al Habbaniya”, “Al Habbaniya - الحبانية”, “Al Ḩabbānīyah”, “Habbānīya”, “Ḩabbānīyah”, “Habbaniyeh”, “Madinat al Habbaniyah”, and “Madīnat al Ḩabbānīyah

Places of Interest

Highlights include Habbaniya War Cemetery.

Cemetery

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Khalidiya and Saqlawiyah.

Town
is a city in , in central , on the southern banks of river . 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. is situated 5 km west of Habbaniyah.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
As Saqlāwīyah is a city in , in central . It is located roughly 5 miles northwest of the city of . is a rural city in between Habbaniyah and Fallujah that sits on the major freeway. is situated 9 km east of Habbaniyah.

Habbaniyah

Latitude
33.38227° or 33° 22′ 56″ north
Longitude
43.58359° or 43° 35′ 1″ east
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
8H559HJM+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2486323619
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
99419
Wiki­data ID
Q1032220
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Habbaniyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الحبانية
  • Arabic: الحبانيه
  • Arabic: مدينة الحبانية
  • Central Kurdish: حەبانیە
  • Chinese: 哈巴尼亚
  • Chinese: 哈巴尼亞
  • Czech: Habbáníja
  • Dutch: Habbaniyah
  • Egyptian Arabic: الحبانيه
  • French: Habbaniya
  • French: Habbaniyah
  • German: Al-Habbaniyya
  • German: Habbanija
  • Hausa: Habbaniyah
  • Hebrew: אל-חבאניה
  • Hebrew: חבניה
  • Hungarian: Habbánijja
  • Irish: Habbaniyah
  • Japanese: ハバニヤ
  • Japanese: ハバニヤ石油貯蔵施設
  • Korean: 알 합바니야
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Habbaniyah
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Al-Habbaniyah
  • Norwegian: Al-Habbaniyah
  • Persian: حبانیه
  • Polish: Al-Habbanijja
  • Russian: Эль-Хаббания
  • Serbian: Хабанија
  • Spanish: Habbaniyah
  • Swedish: Al-Habbaniyya
  • Ukrainian: Ель-Хаббанія
  • Urdu: ہابانیاہ
  • Uzbek: Habbaniya

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