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Habbaniyah

Coordinates: 33°22′N 43°34′E / 33.367°N 43.567°E / 33.367; 43.567
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Al-Habbaniyah
ٱلْحَبَّانِيَّة
Habbaniyah
Al-Habbaniyah is located in Iraq
Al-Habbaniyah
Al-Habbaniyah
Coordinates: 33°22′55″N 43°34′38″E / 33.38194°N 43.57722°E / 33.38194; 43.57722
Country Iraq
ProvinceAl-Anbar
Population
 (2018)
32,300
Time zoneUTC+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.[1] It has 74,217 citizens.

Assyrians from Naqadeh and Urmia, Iran, settled to the city in the early 20th century after Sayfo.

Climate

Climate data for Habbaniyah
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]

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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