Fallujah

Fallujah^[a] (Arabic: ٱلْفَلُّوجَة, al-Fallūjah  Iraqi pronunciation: [el.fɐl.ˈluː.dʒɐ]) is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar. It is 69 kilometers (43 mi) west of Baghdad.

Fallujah ٱلْفَلُّوجَة
City
Fallujah Location within Iraq
Coordinates: 33°21′13″N 43°46′46″E
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Al Anbar
District	Fallujah District
Government
• Mayor	Issa Saer al-Assawi
Elevation	141 ft (43 m)
Population  (2011)[1][2]
• 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.^[3] It is known as the "city of mosques" for the more than 200 mosques found in the city and the surrounding villages.

Notes

1. Sometimes also transliterated as Falluja, Fallouja, or Falowja