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Umar Awa Destination Guide

Touring Umar Awa in Iraq

Umar Awa in the region of Arbīl is located in Iraq - some 225 mi or ( 362 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Umar Awa is now 12:40 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zaywa, Hawrah Kawan, Rezanok, Pirosoan, and Nawirdan. Being here already, consider visiting Zaywa . Check out our recommendations for Umar Awa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 19 km away
Tags: Fertile Crescent, International mountains of Asia, Iran–Iraq border, Mountains of Iran, Mountains of Iraq, Mountains of Kurdistan