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Albu -affah Destination Guide

Touring Albu -affah in Iraq

Albu -affah in the region of Şalāḩ ad Dīn is located in Iraq - some 54 mi or ( 86 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Albu -affah is now 07:49 PM (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: Tikrit, Qasr Farhatiyah, Muhammad Sulayman, Muhammad an Najaf, and Karbala. Being here already, consider visiting Tikrit . 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 Albu -affah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Me at Camp Anaconda in Balad Iraq

0:10 min by steelbreezzz
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I was working for IAP worldwide Services and chaining down a truck on my flatbed when my good friend Jeff took this of me.The helicopter airfield is in back ground. ..

Is it sand, Is it rain, Is it wind? Its a wet sand storm!!!!

2:34 min by reds10lowrider
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Balad, Iraq LSA Ananconda. Taken on 24 April 2006 at 1423 hrs ..


Windshield Cam - Humvee hit by IED

4:47 min by wiz23926
Views: 485 Rating: 5.00

17July06 near LSA Anaconda Detonation at 0:21, not much else to see in the video (though you can listen to chatter). No one hurt, minor damage to humvee. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Tell es Sawwan

Tell es-Sawwan was a city in ancient Mesopotamia 110 kilometers north of Baghdad, and south of Samarra.

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Located at 34.12 43.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Saladin Province

Balad, Iraq

Balad is a city 80 kilometres north of Baghdad in the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq. It is located within the borders of the so-called Sunni Triangle; however, Balad is a primarily Shiite town of approximately 100,000. It is the principal town of the Balad District.

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Located at 34.02 44.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Saladin Province

Samarra Stadium

Samarra Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Samarra, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Samaraa FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people.

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Located at 34.20 43.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Football venues in Iraq

Samarra

Sāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, 125 kilometers north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700. The official name as referenced by coins was the Arabic phrase “Surra man ra’a”, which translates to “who sees it rejoices”. But in vernacular it was always called Samarra. In 2007, UNESCO named Samarra one of its World Heritage Sites.

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Located at 34.20 43.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Capitals of caliphates, Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Fertile Crescent, Holy cities, Populated places in Saladin Province, Samarra, Shia holy cities, World Heritage Sites in Iraq

Al-Askari Mosque

This article is about the Iraqi mosque. For the medieval Egyptian capital, please see Al-Askar. Al ‘Askarī Mosque 250px Basic information Location 22x20px Sāmarrā, Iraq Geographic coordinates coord}}{{#coordinates:34.19878|N|43.87338|E|region:IQ_type:landmark primary name= }} Affiliation Shia (Twelver) Completed 944 Al ‘Askarī Mosque or the ‘Askariyya Mosque/Shrine is a Shī‘ah Muslim holy site located in the Iraqi city of Sāmarrā 125 km from Baghdad.

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Located at 34.20 43.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 944, Buildings and structures in Samarra, Mausoleums in Iraq, Mosques in Iraq, Muhammad family, Safavid architecture, Shia mosques, Shrines in Iraq, Twelvers, Visitor attractions in Iraq, Ziyarat