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Discover Az Zawiyah in Iraq

Az Zawiyah in the region of Dhi Qar is a place located in Iraq - some 174 mi or ( 279 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Az Zawiyah

Local time in Az Zawiyah is now 07:33 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sawai, Sabah Al Mashhad, Kati' Al Hamad, Karbala, and Baghdad. When in this area, you might want to check out Sawai . We discovered 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 Az Zawiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Diablos!

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This is a video from photos I took while at an outpost in Iraq. This is so you can have a glimpse of what life is like for them. These warriors are true heros. Thank you for allowing me to follow you ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 31.29 45.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Dhi Qar Province, Former populated places in Iraq, Sumerian cities

Ubaid period

The Ubaid period (ca. 6500 to 3800 BC) is a prehistoric period of Mesopotamia. The tell (mound){{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:30|58|20|N|46|01|50|E| |primary |name= }} of al-`Ubaid west of nearby Ur in southern Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate has given its name to the prehistoric Pottery Neolithic to Chalcolithic culture, which represents the earliest settlement on the alluvial plain of southern Mesopotamia.

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Located at 30.97 46.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Archaeological cultures of the Near East, Archaeology of Iraq, Mesopotamia