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Ash Shak Destination Guide

Discover Ash Shak in Iraq

Ash Shak in the region of Nīnawá is a town located in Iraq - some 204 mi or ( 328 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Ash Shak is now 10:14 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Zarkah, Umm ash Shinin, Qaryat Sananik, Qaryat Kubbat 'Ablah, and Mirsidah. When in this area, you might want to check out Zarkah . 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 Ash Shak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Backpacking in Iraq - Part 2: Settling In

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Video Diary of International Photographer Matthew Kovacs, as he travels on assignment in Northern Iraq. For the full article and more, visit www.leavemehere.wordpress.com ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Hassuna

Hassuna or Tell Hassuna is an ancient Mesopotamian site situated in what was to become ancient Assyria, and is now in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq west of the Tigris river, south of Mosul and about 35 km southwest of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.17 43.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological cultures of the Near East, Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq