Habbaniyah
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. It has 74,217 citizens.
Climate
| Climate data for Habbaniyah | |||||||||||||
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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) |
| 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 | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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) - ^ "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
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