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Karil Destination Guide

Explore Karil in Iraq

Karil in the region of Arbīl is a place in Iraq - some 246 mi or ( 395 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Karil is now 10:53 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Jiliya, Sidakan, Mari Milah, Kilat Shin, and Khinayrah. Since you are here already, consider visiting Jiliya . Where to go and what to see in Karil ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kelashin

Kelashin is a mountain village in northern Iraq, near the Kelashin Pass (2,981m) to Iran, some 80 km south-west of Lake Urmia. The Kelashin Stele found there bears an important Urartian-Assyrian bilingual text dating to ca. 800 BC.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.90 44.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Ancient Assyrian cities, Populated places in Arbil Province, Urartian cities

Cheekha Dar

Cheekha Dar, or The Outer Row, is the local Kurdish name for the mountain currently thought to be the highest in Iraq. It is claimed to be 3,611 metres high by the CIA. It is 6 kilometres north of the village of Gundah Zhur and is on the border with Iran. It was climbed in November 2004 by English explorer Ginge Fullen, who recorded a GPS reading of 3,628 meters at the coordinates in the table to the right.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.73 44.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Fertile Crescent, International mountains of Asia, Iran–Iraq border, Mountains of Iran, Mountains of Iraq, Mountains of Kurdistan