Rutba, Iraq

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:areaCode +964 780
gptkbp:climate hot desert climate
gptkbp:coordinates 33°2′N 40°17′E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:distanceFromBaghdad about 390 km west
gptkbp:distanceFromJordanBorder about 110 km east
gptkbp:elevation 620 m
gptkbp:historicalEvent captured by ISIS in 2014
site of RAF Rutbah Wells during British Mandate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rutba, Iraq
gptkbp:knownFor strategic location on the Amman–Baghdad road
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Al_Anbar_Governorate
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity service stop for travelers and truckers
gptkbp:notableFeature last major town before Jordanian border on highway
gptkbp:population about 22,370 (2018 est.)
gptkbp:recapturedBy Iraqi government forces (2016)
gptkbp:timezone Arabian Standard Time (UTC+3)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Gospel_of_Rutba
gptkb:Battle_of_Rutba
gptkb:Rutba_airfield
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8