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Explore Qaryat Al Bawji in Iraq

Qaryat Al Bawji in the region of Al Qādisīyah is a place in Iraq - some 98 mi or ( 158 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Qaryat Al Bawji is now 07:02 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sumar, Sajim ar Ribah, Kal Al Shakhir, Matlak Hamud, and Karbala. Since you are here already, consider visiting Sumar . Where to go and what to see in Qaryat Al Bawji ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Afak

Afak is a town in Al Qadisyah Governorate of Iraq.

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Located at 32.06 45.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Qadisiyyah Province

Nippur

Nippur was one of the most ancient of all the Sumerian cities. It was the special seat of the worship of the Sumerian god Enlil, the "Lord Wind," ruler of the cosmos subject to An alone. Nippur was located in modern Nuffar in Afak, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq.

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Located at 32.13 45.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Holy cities, Qadisiyyah Province, Sumerian cities

Abu Salabikh

The low tells at Abu Salabikh, around 12 miles northwest of the site of ancient Nippur in Al-Qādisiyyah province, Iraq mark the site of a small Sumerian city of the mid third millennium BCE, with cultural connections to the cities of Kish, Mari and Ebla. Its contemporary name is uncertain: perhaps this was Eresh. Kesh has also been suggested. The Euphrates was the city's highway and lifeline; when it shifted its old bed, in the middle third millennium BCE, the city dwindled away.

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Located at 32.27 45.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Qadisiyyah Province, Sumerian cities

Isin

Isin was an ancient city-state of lower Mesopotamia about 20 miles south of Nippur at the site of modern Ishan al-Bahriyat in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.

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Located at 31.89 45.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Qadisiyyah Province, Sumerian cities, Turkish feminine given names