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Touring Qaryat 'Abd at Turki in Iraq
Qaryat 'Abd at Turki in the region of Şalāḩ ad Dīn is a city located in Iraq - some 98 mi or ( 158 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .
Time in Qaryat 'Abd at Turki is now 11:49 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tikrit, Kirkuk, Karbala, Arbil Governorate, and Baqubah. Being here already, consider visiting Tikrit . Check out our recommendations for Qaryat 'Abd at Turki ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Khasa River
The Khasa River is a winterbourne river which runs through the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq. It dries up completely in the summer but turns into a raging river in the winter, flooding its banks at times as happened in the 1950s. The river has symbolic value to the city's inhabitants. It is one of the tributaries of the Tigris River.
Located at 34.92 44.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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.
Located at 34.52 43.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
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