Al Rutba

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Town
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:coordinates 33°2′N 40°17′E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:distance_from_Baghdad about 390 km west
gptkbp:distance_from_Jordan_border about 110 km east
gptkbp:elevation 620 m
gptkbp:governorate gptkb:Al_Anbar_Governorate
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Rutbah_Fort_(1941)
occupied by ISIS in 2014
captured by US forces in 2003
recaptured by Iraqi forces in 2016
site of RAF Rutbah Wells during British Mandate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al Rutba
gptkbp:locatedIn western Iraq
gptkbp:notable_for strategic location on the Amman–Baghdad road
proximity to the Syrian and Jordanian borders
gptkbp:population about 28,400
gptkbp:roadType gptkb:Highway_1_(Iraq)
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Arabian_Standard_Time
gptkbp:utcOffset +3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anbar_Province
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7