Halabja

For other uses, see Halabja (disambiguation).

Halabja هەڵەبجە
City
Halabja city
Halabja in Iraq Halabja (Iraq)
Coordinates: 35°11′11″N 45°58′26″E
Country	Iraq
Autonomous region	Kurdistan Region
Governorate	Halabja
Established	1650 BC
Government
• Mayor	Nuxsha Nasih
Area
• Total	1,600 km2 (620 sq mi)
Elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	245,700
Time zone	UTC+3

Halabja (هەڵەبجە) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of Halabja Governorate, located about 240 km (150 mi) northeast of Baghdad and 14 km (9 mi) from the Iranian border.

The city lies at the base of what is often referred to as the greater Hewraman region stretching across the Iran–Iraq border. Halabja is surrounded by Hawraman and Shnrwe range in the northeast, Balambo range in the south and Sirwan river in the west. The Kurds in the city of Halabja generally speak only the Sorani dialect of Kurdish, but some residents of the surrounding villages speak the Hewrami dialect.