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Halabdscha
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Stadt in der Autonomen Region Kurdistan im Irak
OverviewAI-generated
Halabja is a city in Iraq that serves as the capital of Halabja Governorate. Established in 1650, the municipality covers an area of 1,599 square kilometers. It is situated at an elevation of 721 meters above sea level and operates within the Asia/Baghdad time zone.
The city has a population of 65,200, though another source lists the figure as 57,333. The local government is led by a governor. Halabja is located in the Halabja Governorate, which is also identified by its Kurdish name.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 6 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 315 inbound references to Halabdscha, and connects out to Al-Kahla District, United States and United Kingdom.
It is catalogued under topics including 1650 establishments in the Ottoman Empire, Cities in Iraqi Kurdistan and District capitals of Iraq.
Vinony links it to 47 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- ھەڵەبجە
- Region
- پارێزگای ھەڵەبجە
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 57,333
- Timezone
- Asia/Baghdad
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Halabja.jpg
- Settlement.native_name
- هەڵەبجە
- Settlement.image_caption
- Halabja city
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iraqi Kurdistan#Iraq
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Halabja in Iraq
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Halabja
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1650 BC
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Nuxsha Nasih
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1600
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 900
- Settlement.population_total
- 245700
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Halabja Governorate
- Population
- 65200
- Area
- 1599
- Elevation
- 721
- Capital of
- Halabja Governorate
- Image
- Halabja.jpg
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- Commons category
- Halabja
- topic's main category
- Category:Halabja
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Halabja
- office held by head of government
- governor
- inception
- 1650-00-00
- P12749
- Lusaka
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Stay safe
See the warning on the Iraq article for information on the security situation.
Go next
Sulaymaniyah is an easy 1-1½ hour drive. Described as the center of education and culture in Kurdistan. The city features the best museums in Iraqi Kurdistan, good hotels and a number of pleasant parks including Chavvy Land.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Deutsch
Halabdscha (kurdisch ههڵهبجه, Helebce; arabisch حلبجة, DMG Ḥalabǧa) ist eine Stadt in der Autonomen Region Kurdistan im Irak mit etwa 57.000 Einwohnern. Sie liegt etwa 240 km nordöstlich von Bagdad und 14–16 km von der Grenze zum Iran entfernt im Gouvernement Halabdscha, dessen Hauptstadt sie ist. Sie wird hauptsächlich von Kurden bewohnt.
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6 mapped locations