Fallujah: City in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar
Fallujah (Arabic: ٱلْفَلُّوجَة, al-Fallūjah Iraqi pronunciation: ) is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar.
It is 69 kilometers (43 mi) west of Baghdad.
Fallujah ٱلْفَلُّوجَة | |
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  Fallujah Location within Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 33°21′13″N 43°46′46″E / 33.35361°N 43.77944°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Al Anbar |
| District | Fallujah District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Issa Saer al-Assawi |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 275,128 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (GMT+3) |
| Postal code | 31002 |
The city was a small town in 1947. About 275,100 people lived here in 2011. It is known as the "city of mosques" for the more than 200 mosques found in the city and the surrounding villages.
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