Primary inflows Basin countries Iraq Area 140 km² Outflow location Lake Milh | Primary outflows Lake Milh Surface area 140 km (54 sq mi) | |
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Lake Habbaniyah is a muddy lake in Anbar Province, Iraq.
Map of Habbaniyah Lake, Iraq
In the late 1930s and 1940s Lake Habbaniyah was used by Imperial Airways as a refueling point and hotel for flying boats flying from the United Kingdom to India. Nearby on the banks of the Euphrates had already been established the Royal Air Force airbase of RAF Dhibban, later renamed RAF Habbaniya.
It was the scene of action during the Rashid Ali rebellion Anglo-Iraqi War when the RAF trainee aircrew and troops stationed there effectively saw off the besieging Iraqi troops and subsequent German aerial attacks.
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