Habbaniyah

Al-Habbaniyah
الحبانية
Habbaniyah
Al-Habbaniyah
Coordinates: 33°22′55″N 43°34′38″E / 33.38194°N 43.57722°E / 33.38194; 43.57722
Country  Iraq
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 base under threat from Iraqi ground troops and the German Luftwaffe, based in Mosul, and Baghdad.[1] It has 74,217 citizens.

Climate

Climate data for Habbaniyah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)		 30.7
(87.2)
Average low °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)		 15.1
(58.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20
(0.8)		 20
(0.8)		 28
(1.1)		 10
(0.4)		 3
(0.1)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 3
(0.1)		 20
(0.8)		 20
(0.8)		 124
(4.9)
Source: Weatherbase [2]

References

  1. ↑ Col Mackay, JN, compilers, JN (1952). "II". In Lieutenant Colonel CG Borrowman, CG. History of the 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles, 1938–1948, vol III (29-43 ed.). London: William Blackwood. pp. 22–31.
  2. ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Habbaniyah, Iraq". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

Coordinates: 33°22′N 43°34′E / 33.367°N 43.567°E / 33.367; 43.567


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