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Awbarah Destination Guide

Explore Awbarah in Iraq

Awbarah in the region of Arbīl is a town in Iraq - some 254 mi or ( 408 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Awbarah is now 01:58 PM (Thursday) . 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: Zort, Shush, Maranah, Arbil Governorate, and Imam Shah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zort . Where to go and what to see in Awbarah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 30 km away
Tags: Arbil Province, Archaeological sites in Iraq, Caves of Iraq, Neanderthal sites