Nukhayb
Sign in to saveAn Nukhayb (, alt. Nukhaib, Nkheeb) is a town in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Prior to the 1940s and during a short period in the 1970s, the town was administered by the Karbala Governorate. There has been conflict regarding to which governorate the town should belong.
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It is catalogued under topics including Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate and Subdistricts of Iraq.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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An Nukhayb (, alt. Nukhaib, Nkheeb) is a town in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Prior to the 1940s and during a short period in the 1970s, the town was administered by the Karbala Governorate. There has been conflict regarding to which governorate the town should belong.
Nukhayb is located on the Al-Abyad Wadi at the largest road junction in the region, with roads going south to the Saudi Arabian border, north to the Ramadi–Jordan highway, and northeast to Karbala. Nukhayb is the last Iraqi town before pilgrims cross into Saudi Arabia on their pilgrimage to Mecca. It has two satellite villages to the north, Habbariya (28 km) and Kesrah (51 km). Mudaysis Air Base is located 50 km to the northwest of Nukhayb.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nukhayb” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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