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Discover Shilal 'Afin in Iraq

Shilal 'Afin in the region of Şalāḩ ad Dīn is a town located in Iraq - some 32 mi or ( 51 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Shilal 'Afin is now 06:09 PM (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, Sulayman Nazif, Karbala, Husayn 'Ali as Sa'd, and Baqubah. When in this area, you might want to check out Tikrit . We found 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 Shilal 'Afin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Al-Faris

Al-Faris is the district capital of Al-Faris District in the Salah al-Din Governorate in Iraq.

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Located at 33.83 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in Saladin Province

2008 Dujail bombing

The 12 September 2008 Dujail bombing occurred around 1800 local time (1500 GMT), on 12 September 2008 in Dujail, Salah ad Din Governorate, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated an explosive laden car into a police station killing 31 and injuring 60. A nearby medical clinic was also damaged. The attack occurred at around 6:20 pm local time. The attack was blamed on Al-qaeda by US military, was biggest attack in Iraq in months and came at a time when the violence had fallen to a 4 year low.

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Located at 33.85 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Dujail, Mass murder in 2008, Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq, Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2008

Dujail

Dujail is a small Shi'a town in the Saladin Province. It is situated about 65 kilometers north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and has approximately 10,000 inhabitants. It is the site of the 1982 Dujail Massacre and the 2008 Dujail bombing.

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Located at 33.85 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Dujail, Populated places in Saladin Province