Anbar
Anbar is an Iraqi governorate located in western Iraq. It is the largest governorate in Iraq in terms of area, as it constitutes the equivalent of one-third (1/3) of the area of Iraq. It includes within its borders the western plateau, which reaches a height of more than 900 meters above sea level in the shortest part of western Anbar. It is characterized by the diversity of its surface terrain from barren deserts to rocky lands and hills, and includes towering heights in the northwest of the governorate extending from the city of Rawah to the city of Al-Qaim to the south of the Euphrates River, reaching a height of 375 meters above sea level (200) meters from the ground.. and heights extending along the valley of Hawran and near the city of Rutba.. and contains many valleys. Historically, the governorate was known as the Dulaim Brigade before 1961. It is bordered to the north by the governorates of Salah al-Din and Nineveh and the Syrian Arab Republic to the northwest. Jordan to the west. Baghdad Governorate to the east. To the south, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to the southeast, the governorates of Karbala and Najaf. History
Naming
The word Anbar is an Arabic word meaning storehouse, Anbar is the plural of Nabar (storehouse). The Lakhmids named it Anbar because it was a storehouse for military equipment or because it was a storehouse for wheat, barley and straw. It is considered one of the most important cities during the Sassanid occupation of Iraq, because it had an important military center to protect the capital, Al-Mada'in, from Roman attacks.
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