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Fayad 'Abbas in the region of Karbalāʼ is a town located in Iraq - some 54 mi or ( 87 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Fayad 'Abbas is now 05:39 AM (Friday) . 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: Nahiyat Saddat al Hindiyah, Nahiyat ar Rajibah, Nahiyat al Husayniyah, Karbala, and Baqubah. When in this area, you might want to check out Nahiyat Saddat al Hindiyah . 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 Fayad 'Abbas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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ROOF TOP TRAIN STATION

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THE SUN JUST CAME OUT AND THE MOSQUES ARE PLAYING, ITS BEEN 5 MONTHS AND IM GETTING TIRED.. SO ACT CRAZY.. ..

New Jersey soldier leaves Iraq

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I recorded some of my last steps in Iraq. I am in the Nat'l Guard and spent 9 months in southwest Baghdad hating life, and finally we walked on board a C-17 that took south to Kuwait where we waited t ..


team galactica travels to the city of thorns

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....it FUKN HURT MI DIK!!!!!! ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Hindiya

Al-Hindiya or Hindiya is a city in Iraq on the Euphrates River. Nouri al Maliki went to school there in his younger days. Al-Hindiya is located in the Kerbala Governorate. The city used to be known as Tuwairij, which gives name to the "Tuwairij run" that takes place here every year as part of the Mourning of Muharram on the Day of Ashura.

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Located at 32.54 44.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Karbala Province

Al Abbas Mosque

The Al-‘Abbās Mosque or Masjid al-‘Abbās is the mausoleum of ‘Abbās ibn ‘Alī, located across from the Imām Husayn Mosque in Karbalā, Iraq. ‘Abbās was the brother of Hasan and Husayn, and was the flag-bearer for Husayn in the Battle of Karbalā. The distance between the shrines of ‘Abbās and Husayn, are the same as the distance between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah. Environmental effects over the years have caused the Euphrates river to change direction.

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Located at 32.62 44.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 17th-century mosques, Buildings and structures in Karbala, Mausoleums in Iraq, Mosques in Iraq, Safavid architecture, Shia mosques, Shrines in Iraq, Twelvers, Ziyarat

Karbala

Karbala is a city in Iraq, located about 100 km southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people (2003). The city, best known as the location of the Battle of Karbala (680), is amongst the holiest cities for Shia Muslims after Mecca and Medina. It is home to the Imam Hussein Shrine.

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Located at 32.62 44.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Fertile Crescent, Holy cities, Karbala, Populated places in Karbala Province, Shia holy cities

Imam Husayn Shrine

The Shrine of Hussein ibn Ali is one of the oldest mosques in the world and a holy site of Shiism in the city of Karbala, Iraq. It stands on the site of the grave of Hussein ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad, near the place where he was killed during the Battle of Karbala in 680 C.E.. The tomb of Hussein ibn Ali is one of the holiest places for Shias outside of Mecca and Medina, and many make pilgrimages to the site.

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Located at 32.62 44.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 7th-century mosques, Buildings and structures in Karbala, Dawoodi Bohras, Hussein ibn Ali, Mosques in Iraq, Safavid architecture, Shia shrines

Hindiya Barrage

The Hindiya Barrage is located on the Euphrates south of the town of Musayyib in Babil Governorate, Iraq. It was designed by British civil engineer William Willcocks in response to the silting up of the Hillah branch of the Euphrates. Construction of the dam, with a length of over 250 metres, lasted between 1911 and 1913. Between 1984 and 1989, a new dam was built several kilometres upstream as a replacement for the Hindiya Barrage.

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Located at 32.71 44.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Babil Governorate, Dams completed in 1913, Dams in Iraq, Euphrates