Fallujah
Fallujah (Arabic: الفلوجة; sometimes transliterated as Falluja and less commonly Fallouja, Falloujah, Faloojah, Faloojeh) is a city with a pre-war population of about 350,000 inhabitants in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly 69km (43 miles) west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Within Iraq, it is known as the "city of mosques" for the more than 200 mosques found in the city and surrounding villages. It is one of the most important places to Sunni Islam in the region.
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Arabic - Transliterated - Pre-war - Iraq - Province - Al Anbar - Baghdad - Euphrates - Mosque - Sunni Islam
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| ► | US-Iraqi offensive of Nov 8 2004 |
| ► | Aftermath |
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