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Abbud Husayn in the region of An Najaf is a town in Iraq - some 84 mi or ( 135 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Abbud Husayn is now 05:54 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sayyid Karim, Sayyid Ibrahim, Salman al Mujid, Sulaichiya, and Karbala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sayyid Karim . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Abbud Husayn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Dilbat

Dilbat (modern Tell ed-Duleim or Tell al-Deylam, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian minor city located southeast from Babylon on the eastern bank of the Western Euphrates in modern day Al-Qādisiyyah, Iraq. The ziggurat E-ibe-Anu, dedicated to the goddess Urash, was located in the center of the city and was mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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Located at 32.15 44.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Qadisiyyah Province, Sumerian cities

Shamia

Al Shamia is a town in Al Qadisyah Governorate of Iraq Shamia is also the name of a ferry in Bangladesh that sunk in Meghna River with around 600 people dead in the worst ferry disaster of the country. Shamia is the Arabic word for Popcorn.

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Located at 31.96 44.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Qadisiyyah Province

Kufa

Kufa is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Along with Samarra, Karbala, Kadhimiya and Najaf, Kufa is one of five Iraqi cities that are of great importance to Shia Muslims. The city was the final capital of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, and was founded within the first hundred years of the 622 Hijra.

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Located at 32.03 44.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Amṣar, Capitals of caliphates, Kufa

Great Mosque of Kufa

The Great Mosque of Kufa, or Masjid al-Kūfa,or Masjid-al-Azam located in Kūfa, Iraq, is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. The mosque, built in the 7th century, contains the remains of Muslim ibn ‘Aqīl - first cousin of Husayn ibn ‘Alī, his companion Hānī ibn ‘Urwa, and the revolutionary Mukhtār al-Thaqafī.

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Located at 32.03 44.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 7th-century mosques, Arabic architecture, Islamic architecture, Islamic holy places, Kufa, Mausoleums in Iraq, Mosques in Iraq, Muhammad family, Shia Islam in Iraq, Shia mosques, Shrines, Twelvers, Visitor attractions in Iraq, Ziyarat

Al Kifl

Al Kifl is a town in southeastern Iraq on the Euphrates River, between Najaf and Al Hillah. The population in and near the town is about 15,000. Kifl is the location of a tomb claimed to be that of holy man Dhul-Kifl who is believed be the biblical prophet Ezekiel. A project to renovate the tomb and develop it as a tourist attraction has proven controversial.

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Located at 32.22 44.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Babylon Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River