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Place in Al-Anbar, Iraq From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Al-Habbaniyah
ٱلْحَبَّانِيَّة Habbaniyah | |
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Coordinates: 33°22′55″N 43°34′38″E | |
Country | Iraq |
Province | Al-Anbar |
Population (2018) | 32,300 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (GMT+3) |
Postal code | 31008 |
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.[1] It has 74,217 citizens.
Climate data for Habbaniyah | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16 (60) |
18 (65) |
23 (73) |
30 (86) |
37 (98) |
41 (106) |
44 (111) |
44 (111) |
41 (105) |
33 (92) |
24 (76) |
17 (63) |
31 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
6 (42) |
9 (48) |
14 (58) |
20 (68) |
23 (73) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
21 (70) |
16 (60) |
11 (51) |
6 (42) |
15 (59) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20 (0.8) |
20 (0.8) |
28 (1.1) |
10 (0.4) |
2.5 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2.5 (0.1) |
20 (0.8) |
20 (0.8) |
130 (5) |
Source: Weatherbase [2] |
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