Al-Rumaitha
Sign in to saveAl-Rumaitha () is a city in Muthanna Governorate, Iraq. It is the capital of Al-Rumaitha District. Its population in 2014 was 115,431. The economy is predominantly agricultural, specializing in the production of date palms and grains.
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Al-Rumaitha () is a city in Muthanna Governorate, Iraq. It is the capital of Al-Rumaitha District. Its population in 2014 was 115,431. The economy is predominantly agricultural, specializing in the production of date palms and grains.
==Name== Al-Rumaitha is named after the saxaul plant, ramth or rimth () in Arabic. It has had other names in the past. It was called al-‘Auja () due to the way the river distorts the shape of the city, and al-Abyad () due to the supposed presence of the white lion in its environs.