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Qaryat Tahus in the region of Baghdād is a town in Iraq - some 25 mi or ( 40 km ) West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Qaryat Tahus is now 02:27 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Sadr al Yusufiyah, Qal'at as Sadah, Muhammad al 'Abbas, Qaryat al Lahib, and Khalayif az Zikam. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sadr al Yusufiyah . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Qaryat Tahus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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This is what I get for gawking at a cache being blown up... Lesson Learned ..

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abu ghraib, from a christian point of view ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Baghdad Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Abu Ghraib

Not to be confused with Abu Gorab.

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Located at 33.29 44.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Baghdad Province

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 8 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 8 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

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 9 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