Fallujah (Arabic: الفلّوجة, Aramaic: Pumbeidtha) is a city in Iraq's Baghdad Belts.
Understand
Fallujah is called the City of Mosques where there are more than 200 mosques found in the city. It is also the location of the ancient city of Pumbedita, known for its large Jewish talmudic academy.
Get in
National operator Iraqi Republic Railways runs a daily train to and from Baghdad, with journeys supposedly taking just under one hour. Delays due to security issues and financial constraints are however common.
- 1 Fallujah railway station (محطة قطار الفلوجة) (North of city centre).
Get around
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Map of FallujahSee
- 1 Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai Mosque.
- 2 Ruins of Anbar (5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of city centre). Also known by its original ancient name, Peroz-Shapur, was an ancient and medieval town that was briefly became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.
- 3 Fallujah city park. The city's main park.
Do
Buy
Eat
- 1 Al Badia Restaurant (مطعم البادية), ☏ 964 780 465 7975.
- Al Hana Chicken Restaurant, ☏ 964 750 840 2282.
- Distinguished Restaurant.