sentences:  The area contains a few small towns, including Khamisiyah and Sahalat, with an estimated population of 8,500.It is probably most noted for the Khamisiyah Ammunition Storage Facility (also known as Tel Al Lahm Ammunition Storage Facility) built and used during the regime of Saddam Hussein.The Khamisiya Ammunition Storage Facility was a site approximately 25 square kilometres in area and consisted of two sections