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Touring Balan Bay in Iraq

Balan Bay in the region of As Sulaymānīyah is a city located in Iraq - some 167 mi or ( 269 km ) North-East of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Balan Bay

Time in Balan Bay is now 01:25 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zurun, Zanki Sur, Zaymaqi, Zaymaqi al 'Ulya, and Zambak as Sufla. Being here already, consider visiting Zurun . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Balan Bay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Sarchaway Zalm _ Kurdistan.avi

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Bayadi kon, Hiwadarem badeltaan bet! ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Shaho

Shaho is a mountain located in the Kurdish district of Hewraman, Kurdistan, Iran. This area contains famous villages such as Hajij, Pirshaliar. It's a rather popular male name in the Kurdish speaking cities of Iran, such as Sanandaj, Marivan, Mahabad, etc.

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Located at 35.30 46.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Kurdistan Province, Mountains of Iran

Halabja poison gas attack

The Halabja poison gas attack, also known as Halabja massacre or Bloody Friday, was a genocidal massacre against the Kurdish people that took place on March 16, 1988, during the closing days of the Iran–Iraq War, when chemical weapons were used by the Iraqi government forces in the Kurdish town of Halabja in Southern Kurdistan.

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Located at 35.18 45.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1988 in Iraq, Genocides, Halabja, History of the Kurdish people, Iran–Iraq War, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish protests and rebellions in Iraq, Mass murder in 1988, Massacres in Iraq, Military operations involving chemical weapons, Saddam Hussein, War crimes in Iraq

Halabja

Halabja, is a Kurdish town in Northern Iraq, located about 150 miles north-east of Baghdad and 8–10 miles from the Iranian border. The town lies at the base of what is often referred to as the greater Hewraman region stretching across the Iran-Iraq border. The Kurds in the city of Halabja generally speak only the Sorani dialect of Kurdish, but some residents of the surrounding villages speak the Hewrami dialect.

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Located at 35.18 45.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Halabja

Zarivar Lake

Lake Zarivar, also known as Zeribar or Zrewar,, is a lake in western Iran.

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Located at 35.53 46.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Kurdistan Province, Lakes of Iran