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In
Nukhayb, there is a desert climate. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWh. The average annual temperature in Nukhayb is 21.6 °C (70.9 °F). About 57 mm (2.24 in) of precipitation falls annually.
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359:. ISIS was reported as having taken control of the town in late June of that year; the Iraqi government forces stated that they regained control of the town in late August of that year.
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In
September 2011, 22 Shia pilgrims en route from Damascus to Karbala were stopped at a fake checkpoint near Nukhayb, and then killed by gunmen affiliated with the
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established a post at the well of
Nukhayb to allow the Iraqi government to control its western deserts. Throughout 1929, sections of the
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In 2010, Qatari royal
Khalifa bin Abdulla bin Hassan bin Ali al-Thani was killed in Nukhayb when his
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288:. Nukhayb is the last Iraqi town before pilgrims cross into Saudi Arabia on their pilgrimage to
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292:. It has two satellite villages to the north, Habbariya (28 km) and Kesrah (51 km).
261:. Prior to the 1940s and during a short period in the 1970s, the town was administered by the
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Territories in Iraq: The Practical Argument Against Self-Determination in Kirkuk
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K. M. Al Naqib (1949). "Geology of the
Arabian Peninsula, Southwestern Iraq".
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at the largest road junction in the region, with roads going south to the
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Nukhayb is mainly populated by the Al-Shammari and Al-Anezi tribes.
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Reports in summer of 2014 indicated that the Iraqi Army and the
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792:"Criminals behind Nikhaib massacre confess in front of media"
664:"Battle For The Iraqi Outback Town On A Cultural Crossroads"
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In 1960, Nukhayb was upgraded from village to subdistrict.
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Ecology and utilization of desert shrub rangelands in Iraq
814:"Iraqi police: Gunmen ambush Shiite pilgrims, killing 22"
682:"Fears of fresh outbreak of sectarian violence grip Iraq"
860:"Iraq denies withdrawal of forces from Saudi border"
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913:"Iraqi forces drive ISIL from 3 Anbar cities"
337:hit a bump and rolled during a hunting trip.
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701:Bajallat Markaz Buḥūth Al-Tārīkh Al-Ṭabīʻī
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774:"Qatar royal killed in car crash in Iraq"
1182:Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate
942:Karbala and Anbar dispute forgotten town
70:View of town from the roof of the school
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641:Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data
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48:Place in Anbar Governorate, Iraq
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723:Sir John Bagot Glubb (1960).
314:Royal Air Force Armoured Cars
951:. historiae.org. 25 May 2009
497:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
427:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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342:Islamic State of Iraq
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126:32.04111°N 42.25472°E
34:32.04111°N 42.25472°E
1187:Subdistricts of Iraq
1132:Husaibah Al Sharqiah
837:Agence France-Presse
820:. 12 September 2011.
753:RAFAC Iraq (pg 1929)
274:Saudi Arabian border
255:Al Anbar Governorate
263:Karbala Governorate
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780:. 6 November 2010.
704:. The Center. 1975
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202: • Total
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39:32.04111; 42.25472
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294:Mudaysis Air Base
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189: • Land
178:Ar-Rutba District
166:Anbar Governorate
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1176:Categories
1127:Saqlawiyah
1062:Habbaniyah
1015:Cities of
649:References
235:An Nukhayb
197:Population
117:42°15′17″E
95:An Nukhayb
55:An Nukhayb
25:42°15′17″E
1142:Al Ubaidi
1102:Al Waleed
1087:Al Karmah
1032:Ar Ramadi
972:. W. Junk
917:Al Shorfa
844:4 January
211:Time zone
114:32°2′28″N
22:32°2′28″N
1122:Barwanah
1072:Husaybah
1067:Ar Rutba
1017:Al Anbar
864:BBC News
567:Average
472:(100.8)
467:(106.9)
462:(107.1)
457:(103.3)
173:District
1147:Al Qaim
1107:Akashat
1052:Haditha
562:(57.1)
557:(38.5)
552:(49.1)
547:(60.4)
542:(68.9)
537:(75.2)
532:(76.1)
527:(72.3)
522:(65.3)
517:(55.6)
512:(46.4)
507:(40.3)
502:(37.4)
492:(84.6)
487:(63.3)
482:(73.8)
477:(88.2)
452:(92.8)
447:(82.0)
442:(73.0)
437:(64.6)
432:(59.7)
366:Climate
357:Karbala
326:, 1921.
300:History
286:Karbala
247:Nukhaib
245:, alt.
218:(GMT+3)
142:Country
1152:Rumana
1112:Tarbil
1092:Kabisa
668:Niqash
636:(2.2)
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621:(0.1)
616:(0.0)
596:(0.2)
591:(0.2)
586:(0.2)
581:(0.4)
576:(0.7)
383:Month
282:Jordan
278:Ramadi
251:Nkheeb
243:النخيب
239:Arabic
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58:النخيب
1082:Rawah
422:Year
290:Mecca
227:31016
216:UTC+3
205:3,571
1077:Anah
1021:Iraq
978:2013
924:2014
898:2014
872:2014
846:2015
760:2014
735:2013
710:2013
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545:15.8
540:20.5
535:24.0
530:24.5
525:22.4
520:18.5
515:13.1
490:29.2
485:17.4
480:23.2
475:31.2
470:38.2
465:41.6
460:41.7
455:39.6
450:33.8
445:27.8
440:22.8
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430:15.4
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410:Sep
407:Aug
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395:Apr
392:Mar
389:Feb
386:Jan
259:Iraq
184:Area
154:Iraq
1047:Hit
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