Haditha
Sign in to saveHaditha (, al-Ḥadīthah) is a town in the Al Anbar Governorate, about northwest of Baghdad. It is a farming town situated on the Euphrates River. Its population of around 46,500 people, predominantly Sunni Muslim Arabs. The town lies near the Buhayrat al Qadisiyyah, an artificial lake which was created by the building of the Haditha Dam, the largest hydroelectric facility in Iraq.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Haditha
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Inbound3292807512093856589نواعير حديثة.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iraq
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Al-Anbar
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018
- Settlement.population_total
- 46,500
- Settlement.timezone
- AST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +03:00
- Settlement.elevation_m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- حديثة
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Haditha District
- Official language
- Arabic
- Population
- +25700
- Elevation
- +107
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Vegetable stand in Haditha Iraq.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Politics
- Agriculture
- Hydroelectric
- History
- Iraq War
- 2005 Haditha massacre
- Recovery and rebuilding
- War with ISIL
- Climate
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Haditha (, al-Ḥadīthah) is a town in the Al Anbar Governorate, about northwest of Baghdad. It is a farming town situated on the Euphrates River. Its population of around 46,500 people, predominantly Sunni Muslim Arabs. The town lies near the Buhayrat al Qadisiyyah, an artificial lake which was created by the building of the Haditha Dam, the largest hydroelectric facility in Iraq.
==Politics== Haditha is officially a political district subordinate to the Al Anbar Province. The Haditha District consists of the Sub-Districts of Haditha [City], the Haqlaniyah Sub-District, and the Barwannah Sub-District. Each district is governed by a Mayor and a Sub-District Council. The twenty member sub-district councils elect one of their own to serve as the Council Chairman. They also employ other municipal managers such as a Municipal Engineer.