Ar Rahaliyah
| Ar Rahaliyah الرحالية | |
|---|---|
  Ar Rahaliyah | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′0″N 43°24′36″E / 32.75000°N 43.41000°E | |
| Country |
 Iraq |
| Province | Al-Anbar |
Ar Rahaliyah (Arabic: الرحالية, or Rahhaliyah, Rahaliya) is an Iraqi town in Al-Anbar Governorate, near the western shore of Lake Milh.
In 1921 Rahaliya, along with Shithathah, was noted for its "immense" groves for palm date production.[1]
Archaeology
The Rahaliyah area is recognised for the remains of early Christian churches, some of which may have been erected as martyrions.[2]
View from the town police station
References
- ↑ V. H. W. Dowson (1921). Dates and date cultivation of the 'Iraq. W. Heffer & sons, ltd.
- ↑ Journal of western Asiatic studies. 国士館大学イラク古代文化研究所. 1991. p. 77. - at Qasr Serij and Rahaliya can be thought, as the reported circumstances suggest, to have been erected as martyrions.
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