Anbar (town)
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Anbar was an ancient and medieval town in central Iraq. It played a role in the Roman–Persian Wars of the 3rd–4th centuries, and briefly became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate before the founding
Assyrian wall relief showing a scribe and a horseman trampling enemies. From Anah, al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq. 9th–7th century BCE. Iraq Museum
Fallujah
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Fallujah is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Situated on the Euphrates River, it is located roughly 69 kilometres to the west of the capital city of Baghdad and 50 kilometres from the neighboring
Anbar (town)
…quickly declined thereafter. As a local administrative centre, it survived until the 14th century, but was later abandoned. Its ruins are near modern Fallujah. The city gives its name to the Al-Anbar Governorate. The city is located on the left bank of the Middle Euphrates, at the junction with the Nahr Isa…
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Fallujah
US Navy 041213 N 4614W 036 Smoke rises from sporadic fighting between U.S. Marines and insurgents inside the city of Fallujah, Iraq
Fallujah's Caravanserai, ca. 1914