Haditha

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Haditha Arabic: حَدِيثَةٌ
Town
Haditha
Coordinates: 34°08′23″N 42°22′41″E / 34.13972°N 42.37806°E / 34.13972; 42.37806
Country	Iraq
Province	Al-Anbar
Elevation	351 ft (107 m)
Population  (2018)
• Total	46,500
Time zone	UTC+3 (GMT+3)
Postal code	31004

Haditha (Arabic: حَدِيثَةٌ, al-Ḥadīthah) is a town in the Al Anbar Governorate, about 240 km (150 mi) northwest of Baghdad. It is a farming town situated on the Euphrates River. Its population of around 46,500 people, predominantly Sunni Muslim Arabs. The town lies near the Buhayrat al Qadisiyyah, an artificial lake which was created by the building of the Haditha Dam, the largest hydroelectric facility in Iraq.