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Discover Fayyad al 'Abd in Iraq

Fayyad al 'Abd in the region of Baghdād is a town located in Iraq - some 27 mi or ( 44 km ) West of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Fayyad al 'Abd is now 10:59 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Shaykh Dir' al Muhammad, Sadr al Yusufiyah, Qal'at as Sadah, Qaryat Muhayrijah, and Khalayif az Zikam. When in this area, you might want to check out Shaykh Dir' al Muhammad . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Fayyad al 'Abd ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

MEK Compound

The MEK Compound (Mujahedin-E Khalq) in Fallujah, Iraq (also known as Camp Fallujah) is a large compound used by the U.S. Marines from 2004 to 2009. Prior to Marine occupation, the Iranian dissident group called Mujahideen-e-Khalq used the MEK as a training camp, but turned it over to the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne on May 11, 2003 after the Mujahideen-e-Khalq surrender. On March 24, 2004, the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force took over the facility and used it as a base camp.

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Located at 33.32 43.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Defunct United States Marine Corps facilities, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War

Al Nasr Wal Salam

Al Nasr Wal Salam or Nasser Wa Salaam is a city in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad Governorate, about 30 km west Baghdad, It has 150,000 inhabitants.

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Located at 33.30 44.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Baghdad Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Dreamland (Fallujah, Iraq)

Camp Baharia, also known as Dreamland or FOB Volturno, was a U.S. military installation that was located just outside the city of Fallujah, Iraq. It was the smaller of two major U.S. military bases maintained just outside the Fallujah city limits, during the Iraq War.

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Located at 33.35 43.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Fallujah, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War

Baghdad Central Prison

The Baghdad Central Prison, formerly known as Abu Ghraib prison is in Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi city 32 km (20 mi) west of Baghdad. It was built by British contractors in the 1950s. Observers estimated that in 2001, the prison held as many as 15,000 inmates. In 2002 Saddam's government began an expansion project to add six new cellblocks to the prison. In October 2002, Saddam Hussein gave amnesty to most prisoners in Iraq.

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Located at 33.29 44.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1960s establishments, Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse, George W. Bush administration controversies, Human rights in Iraq, Military installations of Iraq, Military police of the United States, Penal system in Iraq, Prisoner-of-war camps, Prisons in Iraq, Torture in the United States

Forward Operating Base Abu Ghraib

FOB Abu Ghraib was a United States Army Forward Operating Base in the city of Abu Ghraib, Iraq. The FOB housed the Abu Ghraib prison, holding over 7,000 detainees during its peak in 2004. FOB Abu Ghraib in the Anbar Governorate of Iraq is located 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Baghdad's city center, or 15 km northwest of Baghdad International Airport. FOB Abu Gharaib was closed as a U.S.

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Located at 33.29 44.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Military police of the United States, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War