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Al Khiyamiyat Destination Guide

Touring Al Khiyamiyat in Iraq

Al Khiyamiyat in the region of Baghdād is a city located in Iraq - some 19 mi or ( 31 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Al Khiyamiyat

Time in Al Khiyamiyat is now 11:43 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Qaryat 'Uwarij, Shaykh Salman al Qamar, Shaykh Mutlaq al Ghudayb, Sayyid Ra'uf, and Karbala. Being here already, consider visiting Qaryat 'Uwarij . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Al Khiyamiyat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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M1114 Patrolling Baghdad, Iraq - 3

3:42 min by sabotUP
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Filmed within only a few weeks of being in Iraq. A short clip filmed from inside an M1114 as it patrols the streets of Baghdad, Iraq. It's funny to hear the innocence in our voices back then, as to co ..

Sandstorm in iraq

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Sandstorm in iraq ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mahmudiyah killings

The Mahmudiyah killings was the gang-rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by United States Army soldiers on March 12, 2006, and the murder of her family, in a house to the southwest of Yusufiyah, a village to the west of the town of Al-Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Five U.S. Army soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment were charged with the crimes: (I) SGT Paul E. Cortez, (II) SPC James P. Barker, (III) PFC Jesse V. Spielman, (IV) PFC Brian L. Howard and (V) PFC Steven D. Green (whom the U.S.

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Located at 33.07 44.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2006 crimes, 2006 in Iraq, Civilian casualties in the Iraq War, Mass murder in 2006, Massacres in Iraq, United States military scandals, War crimes committed by the United States, War crimes in Iraq, War rape, Women's rights in Iraq

Mahmudiya District

Al-Mahmudiya (المحمودية) is a district in Babylon Governorate, Iraq. Mahmudiya District has approximately 550,000 inhabitants, about 92 percent of them Sunni Arabs and the rest mostly Shias. Most of the inhabitants live in rural areas. This region inhabit by 5 tribes: Al Janabi, Dulaim, Al Ubaid, Qarghoul and Al Jubour

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Located at 33.07 44.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Districts of Babylon Province

Mahmoudiyah, Iraq

Mahmoudiyah (also transliterated Mahmudiyah, Mahmoudi, or Mahmoodiyah, prefixed usually with Al-) is a Sunni Arab Iraqi rural city south of Baghdad. Known as the “Gateway to Baghdad,” the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign. Mahmudiya District has approximately 550,000 inhabitants, about 92 percent of them Sunni Arabs and the rest mostly Shias.

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Located at 33.06 44.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Babylon Province

Siege of Ctesiphon

The successful Siege of Ctesiphon by the Rashidun army lasted about two months, from January to March 637. Ctesiphon, located on the east bank of the Tigris, was one of the great cities of the Persian Empire, an imperial capital of the Arsacids and of their successors, the Sassanids. Soon after the conquest of the city by Muslims, Sassanid rule in Iraq ended. Ctesiphon is located approximately at Al-Mada'in, 20 miles southeast of the modern city of Baghdad, Iraq, along the river Tigris.

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Located at 33.09 44.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 630s conflicts, 637, Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate, Muslim conquest of Persia, Sieges involving the Sassanid Empire

Taq-i Kisra

The Tāq-e Kisrā, also called Iwān-e Kisrā, is a Sassanid-era Persian monument in Al-Mada'in which is the only visible remaining structure of the ancient city of Ctesiphon. It is the largest brick built arch in the world and located near the modern town of Salman Pak, Iraq.

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Located at 33.09 44.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Buildings and structures in Iraq, Sassanid architecture