| Lake Habbaniyah | |
| Coords: | 33.2953°N 43.4528°W |
| Inflow: | Euphrates River |
| Outflow: | Lake Milh |
| Basin Countries: | Iraq |
| Area: | 140km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Iraq |
Lake Habbaniyah (Buḥayrat al-Ḥabbāniya) is a lake located halfway between Ramadi and Fallujah near Al-Taqaddum (TQ) Air Base in Al Habbaniyah in Anbar Province, Iraq.[1]
In the late 1930s and 1940s Lake Habbaniyah was used by Imperial Airways as a refueling point and hotel for flying boats flying from the United Kingdom to India.[2] Nearby on the banks of the Euphrates had already been established the Royal Air Force airbase of RAF Dhibban, later renamed RAF Habbaniya.[3] It was the scene of action during the Rashid Ali rebellion Anglo-Iraqi War when the RAF trainee aircrew and troops stationed there effectively saw off the besieging Iraqi troops and subsequent German aerial attacks.[4]