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Touring Umm Jamal in Iraq
Umm Jamal in the region of Karbalāʼ is located in Iraq - some 60 mi or ( 97 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .
Time in Umm Jamal is now 08:30 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Taqtaqah, Qaryat at Tahmaziyah, Sulaymaniyah, Say'ud, and Salkhah. Being here already, consider visiting Taqtaqah . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Umm Jamal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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ROOF TOP TRAIN STATION
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
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
....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.
Located at 32.54 44.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Borsippa
Borsippa was an important ancient city of Sumer, built on both sides of a lake about 17.7 km southwest of Babylon on the east bank of the Euphrates. The site of Borsippa is in Babylon Province, Iraq and now called Birs Nimrud, the Arabs identifying the site with Nimrod.
Located at 32.39 44.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Esagila
The Ésagila, a Sumerian name signifying "É (temple) whose top is lofty", was a temple dedicated to Marduk, the protector god of Babylon. It lay south of the ziggurat Etemenanki. In this temple was the cult image inhabited by Marduk, surrounded by cult images of the cities that had fallen under the hegemony of the Babylonian Empire from the 18th century BC; there was also a little lake which was named Abzu by the Babylonian priests.
Located at 32.53 44.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Etemenanki
Etemenanki was the name of a ziggurat dedicated to Marduk in the city of Babylon of the 6th century BCE Neo-Babylonian dynasty. Originally seven stories in height, little remains of it now except ruins.
Located at 32.54 44.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
2005 Al Hillah bombing
The Al Hillah bombing killed 127 people, chiefly men lining up to join the Iraqi police forces, at the recruiting centre on February 28, 2005 in Al Hillah, Iraq. The bombing caused a worsening of Iraqi-Jordanian diplomatic relations after it was learnt that suicide bomber, Raed Mansour al-Banna, had come from Jordan. Banna's family in Jordan gave him a heroic funeral, angering many Iraqi Shia.
Located at 32.48 44.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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