Ar Rahaliyah
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Ar Rahaliyah
الرحالية | |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]The Rahaliyah area is recognised for the remains of early Christian churches, some of which may have been erected as martyrions.[2]
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). - at Qasr Serij and Rahaliya can be thought, as the reported circumstances suggest, to have been erected as martyrions.