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Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Iraq. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Ḩadīthah
Ḩadīthah in Haditha District (Muḩāfaz̧at al Anbār) with it's 30,925 residents is a town located in Iraq about 129 mi (or 207 km) north-west of Baghdad, the country's capital place.
Time in Ḩadīthah is now 07:56 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Baghdad with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 4 airports nearby Ḩadīthah, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Iraq is Baghdad International Airport in a distance of 123 mi (or 197 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Iraq is Samarra Archaeological City in a distance of 84 mi (or 135 km), East.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Al Haqlaniyah, 'Anah, Rawah, Hit and Ramadi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 38% |
Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 68% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
15°C (59 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
15°C (60 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
16°C (61 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Haditha
Haditha (حديثة, al-Haditha) is a city in the western Iraqi Al Anbar Governorate, about 240 km northwest of Baghdad. It is a farming town situated on the Euphrates River at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34|08|23|N|42|22|41|E|type:city(90,000)_region:IQ | |name= }}. Its population of around 100,000 people is predominantly Sunni Muslim Arabs.
Haditha killings
The Haditha killings (also called the Haditha incident or the Haditha massacre) refers to the incident in which 24 unarmed Iraqi men, women and children were killed by a group of United States Marines on November 19, 2005 in Haditha, a city in the western Iraqi province of Al Anbar. All those killed were civilians. The dead included several children and elderly people, who were shot multiple times at close range while unarmed.