Touring Albu Nisf in Iraq
Albu Nisf in the region of Dhi Qar is a city located in Iraq - some 160 mi or ( 258 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital city .
Time in Albu Nisf is now 05:44 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Suwayj ash Shakban, Abd as Sahib Hulayyil, Siyah, Karbala, and Baghdad. Being here already, consider visiting Suwayj ash Shakban . Check out our recommendations for Albu Nisf ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bad-tibira
Bad-tibira, "Wall of the Copper Worker(s)", or "Fortress of the Smiths", identified as modern Tell al-Madineh, between Ash Shatrah and Tell as-Senkereh in southern Iraq, was an ancient Sumerian city, which appears among antediluvian cities in the Sumerian King List. Its Akkadian name was Dûr-gurgurri. It was also called Παντιβίβλος (Pantibiblos) by Greek authors such as Abydenus, Apollodorus of Athens and Berossus.
Located at 31.38 46.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Girsu
Girsu is modern Tell Telloh, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, and it was a city of ancient Sumer, situated some 25 km northwest of Lagash. Because of the initial nasal velar ŋ, the transcription of Ĝirsu is usually spelled as Ngirsu to avoid confusion.
Located at 31.56 46.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Larsa
Larsa was an important city of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult of the sun god Utu. It lies some 25 km southeast of Uruk in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate, near the east bank of the Shatt-en-Nil canal at the site of the modern settlement Tell as-Senkereh or Sankarah.
Located at 31.29 45.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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