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Discover Al Ahrir in Iraq

Al Ahrir in the region of Al Başrah is a town located in Iraq - some 269 mi or ( 433 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Al Ahrir is now 10:25 AM (Friday) . 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: Qaryat az Zurayji, At Taradiyah, Sulaymaniyah, Karbala, and Baghdad. When in this area, you might want to check out Qaryat az Zurayji . 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 Al Ahrir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Shell's Iraqi energy deal - 11 Nov 08

5:27 min by AlJazeeraEnglish
Views: 4170 Rating: 4.81

International oil company Shell has signed a $4bn deal to process natural gas at a plant in the Iraqi city of Basra. Mounir Bouaziz, Shell's gas and power vice president for new business development f ..

Snap shooting practice - M4

1:03 min by wncv
Views: 65 Rating: 5.00

Practicing snap shooting with my M4 in Iraq in 2009 ..


East Hammar October 2012

0:31 min by jpournelle
Views: 33 Rating: 0.00

Faculty from the University of Basra Marine Science Center, University of South Carolina Environment & Sustainability Program, and Penn State University view results of recent attempts to re-flood for ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Basra International Airport

Basrah International Airport is the second largest international airport in Iraq, and is located in the southern city of Basra.

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Located at 30.55 47.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces, Airports in Iraq, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - Middle East, World War II desert airfields

University of Basrah

The University of Basrah is situated in the city of Basra, Iraq. For historic reasons the final -h is retained on Basrah in the name of the university. Founded in 1964 to meet the needs of southern Iraq, the University of Basrah was at first affiliated with the University of Baghdad, but in 1964 it became an independent body.

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Located at 30.57 47.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Basra, Educational institutions established in 1964, Universities in Iraq, University of Basrah

Ţirād Khurr

Ţirād Khurr is said to be a place (possibly a small suburb, industrial zone, or historic monument) in the city of Basra, in the Basra Governorate province of Iraq. It is said to lie at latitude 30° 33' N, longitude 47° 45' E, and is very near to the Shatt al-Arab waterway. A single online source claims it has a population of approximately 13,300, but the name does not appear on large-scale maps of Basra.

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Located at 30.55 47.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Basra Province

Shatt Al-Arab University College

Shatt Al-Arab University College is a private Iraqi university estableshed in 1993 in Basrah in the south of Iraq.

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Located at 30.54 47.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1993, Universities in Iraq

South Oil Company

South Oil Company (SOC) is a national Iraqi company responsible for the oil in the south of Iraq. It is situated in Basrah, Iraq. South oil company is one of the major fundamental formations of the Iraq National Oil Company (INOC). It was the first nucleus and the basis of national direct investment projects in the 1970s, where the SOC was subsidiary to the national company.

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Located at 30.50 47.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Oil and gas companies of Iraq, Oil companies