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Discover Al Khalidiyah in Iraq

Al Khalidiyah in the region of Anbar is a town located in Iraq - some 51 mi or ( 81 km ) West of Baghdad , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Al Khalidiyah

Local time in Al Khalidiyah is now 11:09 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tikrit, Qaryat Sinn adh Dhibban, Shaykh Munajjid, Karbala, and Baqubah. When in this area, you might want to check out Tikrit . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Al Khalidiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

IRAQ - PreWar- Baghdad streets, merchants, cars, people walking

5:10 min by cpaglobalarchive2
Views: 1236 Rating: 4.43

Shot in Iraq, this video was shot before the invasion in 2003. For more information or to acquire high-resolution images contact: Email Archive@CameraPlanet.com CameraPlanet Archive Archive Director: ..

MEDIO ORIENTE-MESOPOTAMIA-

0:41 min by nestor william hernandez ramos
Views: 1133 Rating: 0.00

GUERRA EN IRAK-COBERTURA DESDE EL SALVADOR ..


Funny trip and fall

0:06 min by RayVal53
Views: 341 Rating: 5.00

Wong has two left feet. ..

sept2005 ied.wmv

1:18 min by gfriedline
Views: 277 Rating: 0.00

Late 2005 Habbaniyah IED. Morning patrol thru a small town, then we got the call to investigate this. Did not turn out to be a great day. Some rather graphic language in this one. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

RAF Habbaniya

Royal Air Force Station Habbaniya, more commonly known as RAF Habbaniya, (originally RAF Dhibban) was a Royal Air Force station at Habbaniyah, about 55 miles west of Baghdad in modern day Iraq, on the banks of the Euphrates near Lake Habbaniyah. It was operational from October 1936 until the 31 May 1959 when the British were finally withdrawn following the July 1958 Revolution. It remained a major Iraqi military airbase.

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Located at 33.38 43.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces, Airports established in 1936, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq–United Kingdom relations, Military history of Iraq, Royal Air Force stations in the Middle East, Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the Middle East, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - Middle East, World War II desert airfields, World War II sites in Iraq

Habbaniyah

Al Habbaniyah or Habbaniya is a city in Al-Anbar Province, in central Iraq.

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Located at 33.37 43.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anbar Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Al-Taqaddum Air Base

Al Taqaddum Airbase, or Al Taqaddum AB, (Called TQ in military shorthand slang), is an airbase that is located in central Iraq, approximately 74 kilometers west of Baghdad, at Habbaniyah. The airfield is served by two runways 13,000 and 12,000 feet long. Since 2004, it has been known as Camp Taqaddum. ("Taqaddum" is an Arabic word which means "progress".)

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Located at 33.34 43.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Defunct United States Marine Corps air stations, Iraqi Air Force bases, Military installations of Iraq, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War

Lake Habbaniyah

Lake Habbaniyah is a shallow natural lake in al-Anbar, Iraq, west of Baghdad. It has a surface area 140 km². Traditionally the lake has been used to hold flood water from the River Euphrates, and in 1956 a barrage was constructed at Ramadi for this purpose. The lake was also used for recreational purposes. In the late 1930s and 1940s Lake Habbaniyah was used by Imperial Airways as a refueling point and hotel for flying boats flying from the United Kingdom to India.

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Located at 33.30 43.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Al Anbar Governorate, Euphrates, Lakes of Iraq

Anbar (town)

Anbar (الأنبار) was a town in Iraq, at lat. 33 deg. 22' N. , long. 43 deg. 49' E, on the east bank of the Euphrates, just south of the Nahr 'Isa, or Sakhlawieh canal, the northernmost of the canals connecting that river with the Tigris.

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Located at 33.38 43.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anbar Province