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Haditha
Arabic: حَدِيثَةٌ | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°08′23″N 42°22′41″E / 34.13972°N 42.37806°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Province | Al-Anbar |
Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 46,500 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (GMT+3) |
Postal code | 31004 |
Haditha (Arabic: حَدِيثَةٌ, al-Ḥadīthah) is a town in the Al Anbar Governorate, about 240 km (150 mi) 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.