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

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Cities

* Al Waleed (Al Walid) *

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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 Trebil or Tarbil ( ar, طريبيل) is a border town in the Al Anbar Governorate of Iraq, on the Iraq-Jordan border. The Karameh Border Crossing near Trebil is the primary border Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, impose ...

Akashat Akashat ( ar, عكاشات) is a small town in the northwest of the Ar-Rutba District of the Al Anbar province of Iraq, on the road between the towns of Ar-Rutbah and Al-Qa'im. It has a population of around 5,000. It was built as an industria ...

* Al Habbariyah * Al Kasrah

References

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