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Kulkan Destination Guide

Touring Kulkan in Iraq

Kulkan in the region of Nīnawá is located in Iraq - some 259 mi or ( 416 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kulkan

Time in Kulkan is now 12:22 AM (Friday) . 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: Zumani, Wardiyah, Karbala, Baghdad, and Mosul. Being here already, consider visiting Zumani . 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 Kulkan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Strange sightings from above

1:53 min by Indoscott
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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 14 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 17 km away
Tags: Kurdistan, Yazidi