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Amukah Destination Guide

Touring Amukah in Iraq

Amukah in the region of Arbīl is a city located in Iraq - some 227 mi or ( 365 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Amukah is now 08:47 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Qasruk, Nirwah, Miraki, Mawliyan, and Kirkuk. Being here already, consider visiting Qasruk . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Amukah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Bekhal waterfalls - Iraqi Kurdistan

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Bekhal - Pank resort - Kharand mountain - Iraqi Kurdistan

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ShinglBana roller coaster slide Pank Resort

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Catch of the day - A snake catching a fish in Gali Ali Beg - Iraqi Kurdistan

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Interesting facts about this location

Mamdi, Iraq

Mamdi is located in Arbil Governorate, Iraq.

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Located at 36.55 44.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Arbil Province

Bekhme Dam

The Bekhme Dam is an unfinished multi-purpose rock-fill dam on the Great Zab 60 kilometres northeast of Arbil, Iraq. The main purposes of the dam are to produce 1500 MW of hydro-electricity and to manage flooding. If completed, the 230-metre high Bekhme Dam will be the largest in Iraq. Construction on the dam began in 1979 and was halted during the Iran-Iraq War. Construction started again in 1988 and halted in 1990, prior to the Gulf War.

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Located at 36.70 44.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Dams in Iraq, Hydroelectric power stations in Iraq

Erbil Observatory

Erbil Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Arbil in Iraq. It was established in 1973.

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Located at 36.58 44.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Iraq

Shanidar Cave

Shanidar Cave is an archaeological site in the Bradost mountain, Zagros Mountains in Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The site is located in the valley of the Great Zab. It was excavated from 1957–1961 by Ralph Solecki and his team from Columbia University and yielded the first adult Neanderthal skeletons in Iraq, dating from 60–80,000 years BP.

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Located at 36.80 44.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Arbil Province, Archaeological sites in Iraq, Caves of Iraq, Neanderthal sites

1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident

The 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident, sometimes referred to as the Black Hawk Incident, was a friendly fire incident over northern Iraq that occurred on April 14, 1994 during Operation Provide Comfort (OPC). The pilots of two United States Air Force (USAF) F-15 fighter aircraft, operating under the control of a USAF airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, misidentified two United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as Iraqi Mil Mi-24 "Hind" helicopters.

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Located at 36.77 44.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 20th-century military history of the United States, Accidents and incidents involving United States Air Force aircraft, Aircraft shootdown incidents, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1994, Conflicts in 1994, Friendly fire incidents, History of the United States Army, United States Army aviation