Al-Habbaniyah ٱلْحَبَّانِيَّة Habbaniyah | |
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  Al-Habbaniyah | |
| Coordinates:33°22′55″N43°34′38″E / 33.38194°N 43.57722°E /33.38194; 43.57722 | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Province | Al-Anbar |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 32,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (GMT+3) |
| Postal code | 31008 |
Al Habbaniyah orHabbaniya (Arabic:ٱلْحَبَّانِيَّة,al-Ḥabbānīyah) is a city 85 km (53 mi) west of Baghdad inAl-Anbar Province, in centralIraq. A military airfield,RAF Habbaniya, was the site of a battle in 1941, during World War II.Lake Habbaniyah is also nearby.
On 25 May 1941, during theAnglo-Iraqi War, the Second Battalion of the Fourth Gurkha Rifles (2/4 GR), forming part of the 10 Indian Infantry Division, was airlifted to reinforce and secure Habbaniyah, which was aRoyal Air Force airfield under threat from Iraqi ground troops and the GermanLuftwaffe, located inMosul, andBaghdad.[1]
It has 74,217 citizens[when?].
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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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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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