Nukhayb
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An Nukhayb is a city in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. The town is largely self-sufficient from the central government in Baghdad, and the 2003 invasion and ensuing unrest left the town largely unaffected. The town's power comes from generators and its water from local wells. The town is largely pro-American despite the mistaken arrest of nearly all the townsmen during a raid by the 101st Airborne early in the war. Following the departure of the 101st Airborne, the community was administered by batallions of the 11th Marine Regiment until being turned over to local authorities in 2005. During the American administration of Nukhayb, major infrastructure projects were performed to improve buildings neglected by the central government.
The vast majority of Nukhayb's population is made up of semi-settled Sunni Arab Bedouins who provide goods and services to the nomadic members of the tribe. Tribal affairs are governed by the Al-Hathal family.
In actuality, the Iraqi town of Nukhayb is made up of three smaller towns running north to south with about a mile or two distance between each of the sub-towns. The southernmost sub-town is home to the mayoral, police, and Iraqi National Guard headquarters, while one of the two northern sub-town is home to Nukhayb's sheik.
Nukhayb is the last Iraqi town before southern Hadji cross into Saudi Arabia on their pilgrimage to Mecca. Right on the border is a border compound (Ar Ar) where Hadji are processed before exiting and re-entering Iraq. That border crossing is a major employer of many of Nukhayb's able bodied men.
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