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Hamad al Husayn in the region of Anbar is a place in Iraq - some 21 mi or ( 34 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Hamad al Husayn is now 12:11 PM (Friday) . 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: Zaya, Tikrit, Arab Salman, Mutlaq Nayif, and Marqabah. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zaya . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hamad al Husayn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Dur-Kurigalzu

Dur-Kurigalzu was a city in southern Mesopotamia near the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala rivers about 30 km west of the center of Baghdad. It was founded by a Kassite king of Babylon, Kurigalzu I, some time in the 14th century BC, and was abandoned after the fall of the Kassite dynasty.

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Located at 33.35 44.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Baghdad Province, Kassite cities

Battle of Cunaxa

The Battle of Cunaxa was fought in 401 BC between Cyrus the Younger and his elder brother Arsaces, who had inherited the Persian throne as Artaxerxes II in 404 BC. The great battle of the revolt of Cyrus took place 70 km north of Babylon, at Cunaxa, on the left bank of the Euphrates River. The main source is a Greek eyewitness and soldier, Xenophon.

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Located at 33.32 44.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 401 BC, 5th-century BC conflicts, Anabasis (Xenophon), Battles involving ancient Greece, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire

Al Nasr Wal Salam

Al Nasr Wal Salam or Nasser Wa Salaam is a city in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad Governorate, about 30 km west Baghdad, It has 150,000 inhabitants.

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Located at 33.30 44.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Populated places in Baghdad Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Umm al-Qura Mosque

The Umm al-Qura ("Mother of All Cities") mosque in Baghdad is the city's largest place of worship for Sunni Muslims. Originally called the Umm al-Ma'arik ("Mother of All Battles") mosque, it was designed to commemorate Saddam Hussein's 'victory' in the 1991 Gulf War and was intended to serve as a personal tribute to Saddam himself. It is located in the Sunni-populated al-Adel area of western Baghdad.

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Located at 33.34 44.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Arabic architecture, Buildings and structures in Baghdad, Mosques in Iraq

Camp Liberty

Camp Liberty is a former United States military installation in Baghdad, Iraq, now being used by the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI). Camp Liberty first came into existence during the 2003 invasion of Iraq as Camp Victory North, and was renamed in mid-September 2004 (its Arabic translation is "Camp Al-Tahreer") to its later name of Camp Liberty. Other camps that make up the Victory Base Complex include Camp Victory (formerly known as Camp Victory South), Camp Striker, Seitz, and Camp Slayer.

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Located at 33.30 44.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Refugee camps