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As Sayyid Rida Destination Guide

Touring As Sayyid Rida in Iraq

As Sayyid Rida in the region of Bābil is located in Iraq - some 55 mi or ( 89 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in As Sayyid Rida is now 11:14 AM (Friday) . 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: Shaykh Muhammad Bayk, Sawadi, Samawi, Qaryat as Sadah, and Nahiyat al Imam. Being here already, consider visiting Shaykh Muhammad Bayk . Check out our recommendations for As Sayyid Rida ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kish (Sumer)

Kish was an ancient city of Sumer in Mesopotamia, considered to have been located near the modern Tell al-Uhaymir in the Babil Governorate of Iraq, some 12 km east of Babylon and 80 km south of Baghdad.

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Located at 32.54 44.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Sumerian cities

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one of the wonders that may have been purely legendary. They were purportedly built in the ancient city-state of Babylon, near present-day Al Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq. The Hanging Gardens were not the only World Wonder in Babylon; the city walls and obelisk attributed to Queen Semiramis were also featured in ancient lists of Wonders.

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Located at 32.54 44.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Babylon, Babylonian art and architecture, Destroyed landmarks, Fertile Crescent, Gardens in Iraq, Landscape design history, Nebuchadnezzar II, Terraced gardens

Ishtar Gate

The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.

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Located at 32.54 44.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 6th-century BC architecture, Antikensammlung Berlin, Babylon, Babylonian art and architecture, Nebuchadnezzar II, Sculpture of the Ancient Near East, Visitor attractions in Iraq

Esagila

The Ésagila, a Sumerian name signifying "É (temple) whose top is lofty", was a temple dedicated to Marduk, the protector god of Babylon. It lay south of the ziggurat Etemenanki. In this temple was the cult image inhabited by Marduk, surrounded by cult images of the cities that had fallen under the hegemony of the Babylonian Empire from the 18th century BC; there was also a little lake which was named Abzu by the Babylonian priests.

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Located at 32.53 44.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ancient Near East temples, Babylonia

Etemenanki

Etemenanki was the name of a ziggurat dedicated to Marduk in the city of Babylon of the 6th century BCE Neo-Babylonian dynasty. Originally seven stories in height, little remains of it now except ruins.

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Located at 32.54 44.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 6th-century BC architecture, Tower of Babel, Ziggurats