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Explore Rubah in Iraq

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

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Current time in Rubah is now 03:13 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Qaryat az Zurayji, At Taradiyah, Sulaymaniyah, Rubah, and Qaryat az Zuwayn. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Qaryat az Zurayji . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rubah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

East Hammar October 2012

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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

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 16 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 18 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 19 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1993, Universities in Iraq

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 21 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

Basra

Basra also written Basrah is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of 952,441 as of 2007, and 2,009,767 as of 2012. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr. The city is part of the historic location of Sumer, the home of Sinbad the Sailor, and a proposed location of the Garden of Eden.

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Located at 30.50 47.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Amṣar, Basra, Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Fertile Crescent