Habbaniyah
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Al-Habbaniyah الحبانية Habbaniyah |
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 Al-Habbaniyah
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| Coordinates: 33°22′55″N 43°34′38″E / 33.38194°N 43.57722°E | |
| Country |
 Iraq
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| Province | Al-Anbar |
| Time zone | GMT+3 (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 31008 |
Al Habbaniyah or Habbaniya (Arabic: الحبانية) is a city 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.
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. It has 74,217 citizens.
Coordinates: 33°22′N 43°34′E / 33.367°N 43.567°E
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