Halabjah

Halabja is a city in Iraqi Kurdistan and the capital of Halabja Governorate, positioned approximately 240 km northeast of Baghdad and 14 km from the Iranian border. The town lies at the base of what's frequently known as the extra Hewraman region stretching throughout the Iran–Iraq border. Halabja is surrounded with the aid of Hawraman and Shnrwe variety in the northeast, Balambo range within the south and Sirwan river in the west.

The Kurds within the metropolis of Halabja generally speak most effective the Sorani dialect of Kurdish, but a few citizens of the encompassing villages speak the Hewrami dialect. Halabja has a protracted records, as tested through excavations at close by archaeological web sites like Bakr Awa. The cemetery includes the tombs of several historic figures, including Ahmed Mukhtar Jaff, Tayar Bag Jaff and Adila Khanim. In August 2009, three 17th century tombs have been found within the Ababile district of the city.