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Maranah Destination Guide

Discover Maranah in Iraq

Maranah in the region of Arbīl is a place located in Iraq - some 245 mi or ( 394 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Maranah is now 04:46 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Seiru, Shana Dar, Mawliyan, Arbil Governorate, and Kharbat Birkas. When in this area, you might want to check out Seiru . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Maranah ? 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.80 44.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Arbil Province, Archaeological sites in Iraq, Caves of Iraq, Neanderthal sites

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.70 44.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Dams in Iraq, Hydroelectric power stations in Iraq