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Delve into Qaryat ath Thawrah in Iraq

Qaryat ath Thawrah in the region of Baghdād is a city in Iraq - some 9 mi or ( 14 km ) North-East of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Current time in Qaryat ath Thawrah is now 05:25 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Umm al Kuways, Umm al Ghizlan, Tikrit, Kazim al Hajj, and Karbala. While being here, make sure to check out Umm al Kuways . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Qaryat ath Thawrah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Zikr In Sayyidna Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Mosque - Baghdad

4:35 min by hammadalqadri
Views: 71534 Rating: 4.71

Ya Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani A Very Heart Moving Zikr Of Salawaat & Salaam On Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) In Sayyidna Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Mosque, Adjacent To The Beloved Shrine ..

Iraq's Comical Ali

9:54 min by Gemma May Hill
Views: 47822 Rating: 4.75

www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com you don't know who former Iraqi Information Minister Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf is, he was the face of the Iraqi regime during the beginning of the Iraq war. Sad ..


Driving in the Green Zone

3:41 min by homelessdiver
Views: 8513 Rating: 3.86

A short little drive in the IZ one fine morning after a 12 hour night shift. Beer run! ..

Road Side Bomb in Iraq

14:17 min by donald palmer
Views: 8393 Rating: 4.20

This video is shot from rear vehicle. The blast was between the first and second trucks. Only minor injuries. Notice the indicators along the route. The local populace was not present. The children we ..


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Interesting facts about this location

June 2009 Baghdad bombing

The 24 June 2009 Baghdad bombing was one of the bombings in Iraq and a bombing that occurred in the Muraidi Market of the Sadr City area of Baghdad, Iraq. At least 69 people were killed and 150 others injured. An official said that the explosion was caused by a bomb hidden underneath a motorised vegetable cart in the market, as reported by the BBC and CNN. As reported by The New York Times, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said that it was caused by a bomb attached to a motorcycle.

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Located at 33.39 44.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Mass murder in 2009, Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2009

Sadr City

Sadr City formerly known as Saddam City is a suburb district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It was built in 1959 by Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qassim and later unofficially renamed Sadr City after Shia leader Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. Sadr City is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad. A public housing project neglected by Saddam Hussein, Sadr City holds around 1 million Shiite residents.

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Located at 33.39 44.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Administrative districts in Baghdad, Populated places established in 1959

Khafajah

Khafajah or Khafaje was the ancient town of Tutub in the city-state of Eshnunna. The site lies 7 miles east of Baghdad and 12 miles southwest of Eshnunna.

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Located at 33.35 44.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Diyala Province, Former populated places in Iraq

Shaduppum

Shaduppum, is an ancient Sumerian city which now lies within the borders of present-day Baghdad.

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Located at 33.37 44.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Baghdad Province

Canal Hotel bombing

The Canal Hotel Bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, in the afternoon of August 19, 2003, killed at least 22 people, including the United Nations' Special Representative in Iraq Sérgio Vieira de Mello, and wounded over 100. The blast targeted the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq created just 5 days earlier. (The United Nations had used the hotel as its headquarters in Iraq since the early 1990s.

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Located at 33.33 44.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: History of Baghdad, History of the United Nations, Mass murder in 2003, Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq, Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2003, United Nations operations in Iraq