History & heritageAl Anbar Governorate, Iraq

Anbar

Former town in Al Anbar, Iraq.

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Anbar was an ancient and medieval town in central Iraq. It played a role in the Roman–Persian Wars of the 3rd–4th centuries, and briefly became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate before the founding of Baghdad in 762. It remained a moderately prosperous town through the 10th century, but quickly declined thereafter.

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Location

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33.37500, 43.71667 · Al Anbar Governorate

Nearby

  1. Dur-KurigalzuHistory & heritage
    45 km
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  • Dur-Kurigalzu: U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Robbins · CC0 · Commons