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Ashkaftan Destination Guide

Discover Ashkaftan in Iraq

Ashkaftan in the region of Nīnawá is a place located in Iraq - some 249 mi or ( 402 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ashkaftan

Local time in Ashkaftan is now 09:28 AM (Friday) . 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: Zirawan, Taraf Jundik, Tall al Ha'it, Qarah Dagh, and Qabusiyah. When in this area, you might want to check out Zirawan . 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 Ashkaftan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Strange sightings from above

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When flying to Dubai we flew over many countries and cities. This one was most interesting because of the light patterns from the city below, resembling a spiders web. I added our geographical positio ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Sinjar

Sinjar is a town in northwestern Iraq's Ninawa Governorate on Mount Sinjar near the Syrian border. Its population at the time of the 2006 census was 40,000. The town is mainly inhabited by Yezidis with Kurdish, Arab and Assyrian minorities. A huge mound and wall in northeastern Syria known as Tell Hamoukar indicate an urban civilisation dating back at least 6,000 years. The Sinjar valley belonged to the Northern Ubaid culture.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.32 41.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Nineveh Province

Qahtaniyah, Iraq

Qahtaniyah (Arabic القحطانية, also spelled Giruzer, Kar Izir) is Iraqi town about 100 km from Mosul. It was one of two villages targeted in the 2007 Qahtaniya bombings against the local Yazidi community.

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Located at 36.23 41.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Kurdistan, Yazidi