{{Short description|City in Iraq}} {{For|Arabic reciters of oral poetry|Rāwī}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Rawa | native_name = {{lang|ar|راوة}} | image_skyline = Rawa (Iraq).jpg | image_caption = | mapsize = 500px | map_caption = The location of Rawa within Iraq | image_map1 = | pushpin_map = Iraq | coordinates = {{coord|34|28|7|N|41|55|0|E|region:IQ|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Iraq}} | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = Al Anbar | parts_style = para | elevation_m = 160 | population_as_of = 2018 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 31006 | population_total= 16674 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/rapid-overview-areas-return-roar-rawa-and-surrounding-areas-anbar-governorate-iraq-july|title=Rapid Overview of Areas of Return (ROAR) Rawa and Surrounding Areas Anbar Governorate, Iraq - July 2018|date=August 15, 2018|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=reliefweb.int}}</ref> | timezone = GMT+3 | utc_offset = +3 }}

'''Rawa''' ({{langx|ar|راوة}}) or '''Rawah''' is a city in Iraq situated on the Euphrates river. It lies on the north bank of the river, upstream by approximately 20 kilometers (12.5&nbsp;mi) from the much larger town of Anah. People from this town are known by the appellation ''Rawi'' (plural ''Rawiyeen'') or surname ''al-Rawi''. They are from the most honorable of the Prophet's family, and they are called by the title of nobility (sharif). Rawa is populated by Sunni Arabs.

== History == {{Expand section|date=November 2017}}

=== Iraqi Civil War === {{further|War in Iraq (2013–2017)}} ''The New York Times'' reported in 2014 that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant or ISIL (also known as ISIS) controlled the town.<ref>Alissa J. Rubin (22 June 2014). [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/world/middleeast/iraq.html Sunni Militants Capture Iraq’s Last Major Border Post With Syria] ''The New York Times''</ref> The Iraqi offensive to recapture the city was launched on 11 November 2017, as part of the Western Iraq campaign.<ref>{{cite news |date=11 November 2017 |title=Iraq begins fight for final IS-held town, Rawa |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41953300 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=12 November 2017}}</ref> Iraqi forces captured Rawa on 17 November 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/17/iraqi-forces-captures-last-isil-held-town-iraq/|title=Iraqi forces captures last Isil-held town in Iraq|work=The Telegraph|date=17 November 2017}}</ref> At the time of its capture it was the last town under control of ISIL.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-11-11 |title=Iraq begins fight for final IS-held town, Rawa |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41953300 |access-date=2025-03-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Twin town== Rawa is twinned with:

* {{flagicon|USA}} Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania, United States<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1stmardiv.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/541774/friendship-city-kicks-off-partnership/|title='Friendship City' Kicks Off Partnership|website=marines.mil|date=October 12, 2008|access-date=March 22, 2021|author=Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray}}</ref>

== See also == *List of cities and towns on the Euphrates River

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category-inline|Rawa, Iraq}} {{Al Anbar cities}} {{Authority control}}

Category:Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate Category:Populated places on the Euphrates River

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