What is "halabja"

Halabja ( Kurdish: Hełebce), is a city in Iraqi Kurdistan and the capital of Halabja Governorate, located about north-east of Baghdad and from the Iranian border.

The city lies at the base of what is often referred to as the greater Hewraman region stretching across the Iran– Iraq border. Halabja is surrounded by Hawraman and Shnrwe range in northeast, Balambo range in south, and Sirwan river in west. The Kurds in the city of Halabja generally speak only the Sorani dialect of Kurdish, but some residents of the surrounding villages speak the Hewrami dialect.