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Discover Al Guraitiya in Iraq

Al Guraitiya in the region of Al Başrah is a town located in Iraq - some 283 mi or ( 455 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Al Guraitiya is now 01:29 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: Mushrij, Karbala, Dirhamiyah, Baghdad, and Az Zubayr. When in this area, you might want to check out Mushrij . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Al Guraitiya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Shaibah

Shaibah is the name of a small village and a site of a military airfield near Az Zubayr, 7 miles south west of Basrah in Iraq. It was the site of RAF Shaibah from 1920 until 1956 when it was then handed over to the Iraqi Air Force. 3rd Indian Motor Brigade was reformed as 43rd Lorried Infantry Brigade here in December 1942-February 1943 during the Second World War.

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Located at 30.40 47.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Iraq–United Kingdom relations, Military history of Iraq, Populated places in Basra Province

Az Zubayr

Az Zubayr or Zubair, is a town in Basra Governorate in Iraq, just south of Basra The name is also sometimes written Az Zubair, Zubair, Zoubair, El Zubair, or Zobier.

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Located at 30.38 47.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Former emirates, Populated places in Basra Province

Shaibah Air Base

Shaibah Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Basrah Governorate of Iraq. It was built in the 1980s for the Iraqi Air Force and abandoned after Operation Desert Storm in 1991. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Today, refurbished and known as Shaibah Airport, it is a small civilian airfield south of Basara in southeastern Iraq near the Kuwaiti Border, used by light private planes.

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Located at 30.43 47.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Iraqi Air Force bases

Safwan Air Base

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

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Located at 30.13 47.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Iraqi Air Force bases

Safwan

Safwan is a town in southeast Iraq on the border with Kuwait. It was the site of an Iraqi Air Force base.

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Located at 30.12 47.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Basra Province