Halabja

Also known as Helebce, Helebje

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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Place details

Locality: ھەڵەبجە
Region: پارێزگای ھەڵەبجە
Country: العراق
Population: 57,333
Timezone: Asia/Baghdad

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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

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Wikidata facts

Population: 65200
Area: 1599
Elevation: 721
Image: Halabja.jpg

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Commons category: Halabja
inception: 1650-00-00
P12749: Lusaka

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Travel guide

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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.

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Chemical attack
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Modern times
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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.

The city lies at the base of what is often referred to as the greater Hewraman region stretching across the Iran–Iraq border. Halabja is surrounded by Hawraman and Shnrwe range in the northeast, Balambo range in the south and Sirwan river in the west. The Kurds in the city of Halabja generally speak only the Sorani dialect of Kurdish, but some residents of the surrounding villages speak the Hewrami dialect.