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.
3-610: Habbaniya can refer to: Habbaniyah , a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq Lake Habbaniyah , a lake in Iraq RAF Habbaniya , a former Royal Air Force airbase in Iraq (1936–1959) Habbaniyat Al-Sumood SC , Iraqi football club Habbaniya tribe , a Sudanese ethnic group See also [ edit ] Habban (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
6-794: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Habbaniyah 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. 33°22′N 43°34′E / 33.367°N 43.567°E / 33.367; 43.567 This Iraq geographical location article
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