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Nasir Destination Guide

Touring Nasir in Iraq

Nasir in the region of Al Qādisīyah is located in Iraq - some 112 mi or ( 181 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Nasir is now 05:53 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Atuwayrish al 'Abbas, Salih al 'Atshan, Rishan, Nasir al Hindi, and Al Muradiyah al Qadimah. Being here already, consider visiting Atuwayrish al 'Abbas . Check out our recommendations for Nasir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kisurra

Kisurra was an ancient Sumerian city situated on the west bank of the Euphrates, 7 kilometres north of Shuruppak. The cities name has been described as meaning the "place of spinning" and also as "boundary-ditch". Kisurra's main deity was Ninurta. Later, Ishara's main Mesopotamian cult centre was at Kisurra, although she is also thought to have been worshipped across a wide area amongst Syrians, Canaanites, and Hittites.

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Located at 31.84 45.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Qadisiyyah Province, Sumerian cities

Isin

Isin was an ancient city-state of lower Mesopotamia about 20 miles south of Nippur at the site of modern Ishan al-Bahriyat in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.

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Located at 31.89 45.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Qadisiyyah Province, Sumerian cities, Turkish feminine given names

Shuruppak

Shuruppak or Shuruppag was an ancient Sumerian city situated about 35 miles south of Nippur on the banks of the Euphrates at the site of modern Tell Fara in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. Shuruppak was dedicated to Ninlil, also called Sud, the goddess of grain and the air. Shuruppak Shuruppak is located in IraqShuruppakShuruppak Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:31|46|51|N|45|30|14|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 31.78 45.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Qadisiyyah Province, Sumerian cities