ar-Rutbah

Ar-Rutbah is an Iraqi city in western Al Anbar province, completely inhabited with Sunni Muslims. The populace is about 22,000. It occupies a strategic region at the Amman–Baghdad road, and the Kirkuk–Haifa oil pipeline. Considered a "moist spot", it receives 114.3 mm of rain annually, and is located on a excessive plateau. It has been described as "the maximum isolated town of any length in Iraq." Ar-Rutbah began as a relaxation prevent for Imperial Airways flights within the early 20th century, and additionally served as a water forestall for the Nairn Transport Company.

In December 1934, sixteen kilometers south of Ar-Rutbah, the well-known Dutch aircraft Uiver crashed, with all onboard killed. During the Anglo-Iraqi War in 1941, Ar-Rutbah become the website of a conflict between British forces, including the Arab Legion, and forces loyal to Rashid Ali al-Gaylani. During the British management of Iraq, referred to as Mandatory Iraq, Rutbah Wells, as it changed into then known, turned into a relaxation forestall for Imperial Airways flights from the United Kingdom to India and the Persian Gulf.