Explore Abjir in Iraq
Abjir in the region of Nīnawá is a town in Iraq - some 223 mi or ( 359 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .
Current time in Abjir is now 04:35 PM (Thursday) . 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: Zambar, Umm Hijarah al 'Ulya, Umm Khaiya, Sumayr as Saghir, and Shaykh Ibrahim. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zambar . Where to go and what to see in Abjir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tell al-Rimah
Tell al-Rimah (in modern Ninawa Governorate, Iraq roughly 50 miles west of Mosul) was the Ancient Near East city of Karana or Qattara in the Sinjar region west of Nineveh.
Located at 36.26 42.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tall Afar Air Base
Tall Afar Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Located at 36.28 42.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tell Taya
Tell Taya was an Ancient Near East site about 20 kilometers southwest of Mosul and Nineveh.
Located at 36.33 42.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
2009 Tal Afar bombing
The 9 July 2009 Tal Afar bombing was a double suicide bombing which occurred in Tal Afar, Iraq in July 2009. The bombing occurred when two men detonated explosive vests. The attacks targeted the Governor of the Iraqi Central Bank. However, he was unhurt in the incident. Thirty four people were killed and more than 60 were injured.
Located at 36.37 42.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tal Afar
Tal Afar (pronounced /ta. la. fer/) (also Tal'Afar, Tal Afar, Tall Afar, Tell Afar, Tel Afar) is a city and district in northwestern Iraq in the Ninawa Governorate located approximately 50 km west of Mosul and 200 km north west of Kirkuk. While no official census data exists, the city which had been assessed to have a population of approximately 200,000, had dropped to 80,000 as of 2007, nearly all of whom are Iraqi Turkmen.
Located at 36.38 42.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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