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Ali Farhan Destination Guide

Discover Ali Farhan in Iraq

Ali Farhan in the region of Şalāḩ ad Dīn is a town located in Iraq - some 80 mi or ( 128 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Ali Farhan is now 08:43 AM (Thursday) . 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: Tikrit, Kirkuk, Karbala, Hajji 'Umar Ibn al Khattab, and Baqubah. When in this area, you might want to check out Tikrit . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ali Farhan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ad-Dawr

For the musical genre, see Dawr. Ad-Dawr also known as Al-Dour, is a small agricultural town near the Iraqi town of Tikrit. Populated mainly by Arabs, ad-Dawr is home to a housing complex called "Saad 14", which was built by Hyundai Engineering & Constructions Inc. , a major South Korean construction company, during the 1980s. One of the most well-known Arab historical scholars, Professor-Doctor Abdul Aziz Al-Douri (b. 1918 – d.

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Located at 34.46 43.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Saladin Province

Battle of Nahrawan

The Battle of Nahrawan was a battle between Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (the 1st Shi'a Imam, and the fourth Sunni Caliph) and the Kharijites, near Nahrawan, twelve miles from Baghdad. After the unsatisfactory conclusion to the Battle of Siffin, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib returned with his army back to Kufa on the 13th of Safar 37 A.H. (~30 July 657 C.E.). During the march, a group of 12,000 men kept themselves at a distance from the main part of the army.

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Located at 34.52 43.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate, Muslim civil wars, Shia days of remembrance

Tikrit East Air Base

Tikrit East Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Kirkuk Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.

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Located at 34.61 43.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Bases of the United States Air Force, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Iraqi Air Force bases