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Aqchalar Destination Guide

Discover Aqchalar in Iraq

Aqchalar in the region of As Sulaymānīyah is a town located in Iraq - some 169 mi or ( 272 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Aqchalar is now 11:55 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tikrit, Kani Hanjir Shaykh Bazani, Kirkuk, Karbala, and Iskandar Bagi. When in this area, you might want to check out Tikrit . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Aqchalar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Jarmo

Jarmo (Qal'at Jarmo) is an archeological site located in northern Iraq on the foothills of Zagros Mountains east of Kirkuk city. It was one of the oldest agricultural communities in the world, dating back to 7090 BCE. Jarmo is broadly contemporary with such other important Neolithic sites such as Jericho in the southern Levant and Çatal Hüyük in Anatolia.

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Located at 35.57 44.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Neolithic, Neolithic settlements, Sulaymaniyah Province

Chamchamal

Chamchamal is a Kurdish city located to the east of Kirkuk and west of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan. 40 minutes far from Kirkuk and 30 minutes far from Sulaymaniyah. The land is too rich and it is famous for oil well especially gas. The city's population of 200,000 is relatively young. There is a castle in the center of the city they called " SPI hasar".

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Located at 35.53 44.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Sulaymaniyah Province