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Qaryat al Majarrah in the region of Anbar is a town in Iraq - some 54 mi or ( 87 km ) West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Qaryat al Majarrah is now 11:24 AM (Thursday) . 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: Karbala, Baqubah, Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, and Ramadi. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Karbala . 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 Qaryat al Majarrah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Combat Truck Drivers TQ Iraq.

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Convoy Truck Drivers of TTM MEF, TQ Iraq in the Al Anbar Province. These are a great bunch of guys I served with in Iraq. ..

IRAQ VID 04 05

3:20 min by James Gary
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back in 2004-2005 i was in iraq jest like i am now and this is a quick video showing some of what i seen ..


Combat Truck Drivers TQ Iraq.

4:59 min by Richard Wells
Views: 56 Rating: 0.00

Convoy Truck Drivers of TTM MEF, TQ Iraq in the Al Anbar Province. These are a great bunch of guys I served with in Iraq. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Habbaniyah

Lake Habbaniyah is a shallow natural lake in al-Anbar, Iraq, west of Baghdad. It has a surface area 140 km². Traditionally the lake has been used to hold flood water from the River Euphrates, and in 1956 a barrage was constructed at Ramadi for this purpose. The lake was also used for recreational purposes. In the late 1930s and 1940s Lake Habbaniyah was used by Imperial Airways as a refueling point and hotel for flying boats flying from the United Kingdom to India.

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Located at 33.30 43.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Al Anbar Governorate, Euphrates, Lakes of Iraq

Al-Taqaddum Air Base

Al Taqaddum Airbase, or Al Taqaddum AB, (Called TQ in military shorthand slang), is an airbase that is located in central Iraq, approximately 74 kilometers west of Baghdad, at Habbaniyah. The airfield is served by two runways 13,000 and 12,000 feet long. Since 2004, it has been known as Camp Taqaddum. ("Taqaddum" is an Arabic word which means "progress".)

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Located at 33.34 43.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Defunct United States Marine Corps air stations, Iraqi Air Force bases, Military installations of Iraq, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War

Habbaniyah

Al Habbaniyah or Habbaniya is a city in Al-Anbar Province, in central Iraq.

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Located at 33.37 43.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anbar Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

RAF Habbaniya

Royal Air Force Station Habbaniya, more commonly known as RAF Habbaniya, (originally RAF Dhibban) was a Royal Air Force station at Habbaniyah, about 55 miles west of Baghdad in modern day Iraq, on the banks of the Euphrates near Lake Habbaniyah. It was operational from October 1936 until the 31 May 1959 when the British were finally withdrawn following the July 1958 Revolution. It remained a major Iraqi military airbase.

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Located at 33.38 43.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces, Airports established in 1936, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq–United Kingdom relations, Military history of Iraq, Royal Air Force stations in the Middle East, Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the Middle East, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - Middle East, World War II desert airfields, World War II sites in Iraq