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Shalhat al Hasan Destination Guide

Delve into Shalhat al Hasan in Iraq

Shalhat al Hasan in the region of Al Başrah is located in Iraq - some 243 mi or ( 392 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Shalhat al Hasan is now 12:50 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Qaryat Yazdu, Umm Jayr, Ash Shahban, Karbala, and Jil'ah. While being here, you might want to check out Qaryat Yazdu . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Shalhat al Hasan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Charax Spasinu

Spasinu Charax /spæsɨnuː tʃæræks/, or Charax Spasinu, Charax Pasinu, Charax Spasinou, Alexandria, and Antiochia in Susiana was an ancient port at the head of the Persian Gulf, and the capital of the ancient kingdom of Characene.

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Located at 30.89 47.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Hellenistic colonies, History of the Middle East, Populated places along the Silk Road

Majnoon Island

Majnoon Island is an island in southern Iraq near Al-Qurnah that is a center for oil production of the Majnoon Oilfield. The area was built out of sand dunes and mud to create pathways for oil pipelines. Before the Gulf War, roughly a sixth of Iraq's oil reserves, some 7 million barrels, passed through this island. Production quickly recovered after the site was a center of fighting in the Iran-Iraq War, particularly Operation Kheibar in 1984.

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Located at 31.08 47.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Islands of Iraq, Petronas, Royal Dutch Shell

Majnoon oil field

Majnoon oil field is a super-giant oil field located 60 km from Basra, Basra Governorate in southern Iraq. Majnoon is one of the richest oil fields in the world with an estimated 23-25 billion and proven reserves of 12.6 billion of barrels of oil in place. The field was named Majnoon which means crazy in Arabic in reference to excessive amount of oil in a dense area.

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Located at 31.07 47.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Oil fields of Iraq