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Explore Bashkurah in Iraq

Bashkurah in the region of Arbīl is a town in Iraq - some 219 mi or ( 353 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Bashkurah is now 04:45 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: Hizan, Yakdar, Sukah, Salah ad Din, and Qasruk. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Hizan . 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 Bashkurah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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كنجان ستي -شركة ارض الافراح- اربيل

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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 12 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 24 km away
Tags: Dams in Iraq, Hydroelectric power stations in Iraq