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Explore Qal'at Dighayim in Iraq

Qal'at Dighayim in the region of An Najaf is a town in Iraq - some 93 mi or ( 150 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Qal'at Dighayim

Current time in Qal'at Dighayim is now 12:21 PM (Sunday) . 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: Sayyid Karim, Sulaichiya, Karbala, Baghdad, and As Samawah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sayyid Karim . We saw 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 Qal'at Dighayim ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Recon Marines in Iraq

9:34 min by ReconScoutSniper8541
Views: 10051 Rating: 4.33

This is my plt's (A Co, 2nd Plt, 1st Recon) deployment montage from our 2004 trip to Iraq. I had to cut the video short but oh well. Enjoy. Thanks to Jonathan Kelly for making the video. Music in the ..

ANSAR PARTY LAHORE WITH MALIK ASAD IN MUSSJID-Y-KUFA IRAQ IN 2009 2010

2:57 min by aqeelmehdee
Views: 7986 Rating: 5.00

ANSAR PARTY LAHORE WITH MALIK ASAD IN MUSSJID-Y-KUFA IRAQ IN 2009 2010 karbala pakistan majlis matam noha mola ali AS imam hussain karbala iraq iran matamdari matame ansar party lahore ..


Al-Najaf Province - IRAQ محافظة النجف الأشرف العراقية

6:33 min by urukiiraqi
Views: 778 Rating: 3.67

AL-Najaf province in Iraq is home to the holy city of Najaf which is well-known as the site of the tomb of Imam Ali and it is a great center of pilgrimage from throughout the Shi'a Islamic world. AL-N ..

مزار علامه میرزا علی قاضی

1:01 min by fariborz Zak
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Interesting facts about this location

Al Najaf International Airport

Al Najaf International Airport is the airport serving Najaf, Iraq, and is located on the eastern side of the city. Formerly a military airbase, the facility consists of one asphalt runway 3,000 metres long and 70 metres wide. The airport is expanding to provide four departure gates, two arrival gates, immigration and passenger services.

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Located at 31.99 44.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Airports in Iraq, Najaf

Great Mosque of Kufa

The Great Mosque of Kufa, or Masjid al-Kūfa,or Masjid-al-Azam located in Kūfa, Iraq, is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. The mosque, built in the 7th century, contains the remains of Muslim ibn ‘Aqīl - first cousin of Husayn ibn ‘Alī, his companion Hānī ibn ‘Urwa, and the revolutionary Mukhtār al-Thaqafī.

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Located at 32.03 44.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 7th-century mosques, Arabic architecture, Islamic architecture, Islamic holy places, Kufa, Mausoleums in Iraq, Mosques in Iraq, Muhammad family, Shia Islam in Iraq, Shia mosques, Shrines, Twelvers, Visitor attractions in Iraq, Ziyarat

Kufa

Kufa is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Along with Samarra, Karbala, Kadhimiya and Najaf, Kufa is one of five Iraqi cities that are of great importance to Shia Muslims. The city was the final capital of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, and was founded within the first hundred years of the 622 Hijra.

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Located at 32.03 44.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Amṣar, Capitals of caliphates, Kufa

Kumayl ibn Ziyad

Kumayl bin Ziyad an-Nakha'i a companion of Muhammad, and later Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun Caliph and first Shi'a Imam. He is best known for the du'a or supplication in the Shi'a anthologies that bears his name, du'a Kumayl. Kumayl fought alongside Sa'id ibn Jubayr at the battle of Jamājim in 82 AH (699-701 CE) against the provincial governor of the Iraqi region, al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi. Kumayl commanded the ‘Battalion of Qur’an Reciters’. The shrine of Kumayl is in Kufa, Iraq.

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Located at 32.01 44.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 7th-century people, Male Sahabah, Sahabah favored by Shias, Shia Muslims

Najaf

Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km (roughly 100 miles) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate. It is widely considered the third holiest city of Shi'a Islam and the center of Shia political power in Iraq.

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Located at 32.00 44.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 791 establishments, Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Fertile Crescent, Holy cities, Najaf, Populated places established in the 8th century, Shia holy cities