Anbar (town)
Former town in Al Anbar, Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anbar (Arabic: الأنبار, romanized: al-Anbār, Syriac: ܐܢܒܐܪ, romanized: Anbar[2]) was an ancient and medieval town in central Iraq. It played a role in the Roman–Persian Wars of the 3rd–4th centuries, and briefly became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate before the founding of Baghdad in 762. It remained a moderately prosperous town through the 10th century, but quickly declined thereafter. As a local administrative centre, it survived until the 14th century, but was later abandoned.
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Anbar
الأنبار | |
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Coordinates: 33°22.5′N 43°43′E[1] | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Al Anbar |
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Its ruins are near modern Fallujah. The city gives its name to the Al-Anbar Governorate.