Ar Rahaliyah Explained

Official Name:	Ar Rahaliyah
Native Name:	الرحالية
Pushpin Map:	Iraq
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Iraq
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Al-Anbar
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Coordinates:	32.75°N 43.41°W

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]

Notes and References

1. Book: V. H. W. Dowson. Dates and date cultivation of the 'Iraq. 1921. W. Heffer & sons, ltd..
2. Book: Journal of western Asiatic studies. 1991. 国士館大学イラク古代文化研究所. 77. - at Qasr Serij and Rahaliya can be thought, as the reported circumstances suggest, to have been erected as martyrions.