Nukhayb

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An Nukhayb is a city in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. The town is largely self-sufficient from the central government in Baghdad, and the 2003 invasion and ensuing unrest left the town largely unaffected. The town's power comes from generators and its water from local wells. The town is largely pro-American despite the mistaken arrest of nearly all the townsmen during a raid by the 101st Airborne early in the war. In actuality, the Iraqi town of Nukhayb is made up of three smaller towns running north to south with about a mile or two distance between each of the sub-towns. The southern most sub-town is home to the mayor's and police office, while one of the two northern sub-town is home to Nukhayb's sheik.

Nukhayb is the last Iraqi town before southern Hadji cross into Saudi Arabia on their pilgrimage to Mecca. Right on the border is a border compound (Ar Ar) where Hadji are processed before exiting and re-entering Iraq. That boarder crossing is a major employer of many of Nukhayb's able bodied men.