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Qala Chuka in the region of As Sulaymānīyah is a town in Iraq - some 149 mi or ( 240 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .
Current time in Qala Chuka is now 02:27 PM (Saturday) . 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: Zalwan, Tappah Surah, Sufi Hasan, Shahasanah, and Khel-i Aziz-i Ahmad-i Dashti. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zalwan . Where to go and what to see in Qala Chuka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Jarmo
Jarmo (Qal'at Jarmo) is an archeological site located in northern Iraq on the foothills of Zagros Mountains east of Kirkuk city. It was one of the oldest agricultural communities in the world, dating back to 7090 BCE. Jarmo is broadly contemporary with such other important Neolithic sites such as Jericho in the southern Levant and Çatal Hüyük in Anatolia.
Located at 35.57 44.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Chamchamal
Chamchamal is a Kurdish city located to the east of Kirkuk and west of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan. 40 minutes far from Kirkuk and 30 minutes far from Sulaymaniyah. The land is too rich and it is famous for oil well especially gas. The city's population of 200,000 is relatively young. There is a castle in the center of the city they called " SPI hasar".
Located at 35.53 44.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Diana, Iraq
Diana is a village in Erbil Governorate, northern Iraq. Diana is the capital of Soran district which has a population of approximately 125,000, of which 64% were refugees who returned to Iraq within the last ten years. The town has mushroomed from a small village in the 1990s, and is expected to increase within the next ten years by a further 50,000 people. The name of name Diana is derived from the Kurdish word for "Christian" since it was settled initially by Assyrian Christians.
Located at 35.30 44.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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