Ar Rutbah (also known as Rutba, Rutbah, or Ar Rutba) is an Iraqi town in western Al Anbar province. The population is approximately 55,000. It occupies a strategic location on the Amman-Baghdad road, and the Mosul-Haifa pipeline. Considered a 'wet spot', it receives 114.3 mm (4 (...) (from Wikipedia)