Ar-Rutba District ( ar, قضاء الرطبة) is the largest district by area in

Al Anbar Governorate Al Anbar Governorate ( ar, محافظة الأنبار; ''muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār''), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, ...

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

, covering 93,445 km², and the least populated in relative and absolute terms, with a population of 24,813 (estimate January 2003), or 0.27 per km².GeoHive: Iraq population statistics
/ref> It is also the southernmost district of Al Anbar Governorate, the westernmost of the whole country, and the only district nationwide bordering

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. It is centred on the town of Ar-Rutba.

Cities

* Al Waleed (Al Walid) *

Ar-Rutbah Ar-Rutbah ( ar, الرطبة ''ar-Ruṭba'', also Romanized ''Rutba'', ''Rutbah'') is an Iraqi town in western Al Anbar province, completely inhabited with Sunni Muslims. The population is approximately 28,400. It occupies a strategic location on t ...

Nukhayb An Nukhayb ( ar, النخيب, alt. ''Nukhaib'', ''Nkheeb'') is a town in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Prior to the 1940s and during a short period in the 1970s, the town was administered by the Karbala Governorate. There has been conflict regardi ...

* Trebil * Akashat * Al Habbariyah * Al Kasrah

References

Districts of Al Anbar Governorate {{Iraq-geo-stub