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Halabja
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Halabja () is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of Halabja Governorate, located about northeast of Baghdad and from the Iranian border.
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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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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
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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 · Español
Halabja es una ciudad de Irak en la entidad federal autónoma del Kurdistán iraquí. Se encuentra situada en la llamada llanura de Halabja o de Shahrizor, a 240 kilómetros al noreste de Bagdad y a 14 kilómetros de la frontera iraní. La ciudad se encuentra en la base de lo que se conoce como la mayor región de Hawraman, que se extiende a través de la frontera de Irán-Irak. Halabja está rodeado por Hawraman y Shnrwe en el noreste, Balambo en el sur, y el río Sirwan en el oeste. Los kurdos en la ciudad de Halabja generalmente hablan solamente el dialecto del kurdo, pero algunos residentes de los pueblos circundantes hablan el dialecto de .
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