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Explore Mirwali in Iraq

Mirwali in the region of As Sulaymānīyah is a town in Iraq - some 151 mi or ( 243 km ) North-East of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Mirwali is now 01:23 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zarin, Zaymaqi, Zaymaqi al 'Ulya, Zambak as Sufla, and Kirkuk. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zarin . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mirwali ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kurdistan : Halabja (2010) - Resan till Halabja

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Min resa till Halabja (2010) / My Journey to Halabja (2010). 1988 bodde jag i Rättvik och var nitton år då jag först kom i kontakt med Kurdistan och kurder via nyhetsrapporteringen om gasattacken i Ha ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Darbandikhan

Darbandikhan an town center and the judiciary in the province of Sulaimaniya, northern Iraq. It is situated within the area of autonomy for the Kurdistan region of Iraq, inhabited by the majority of Kurds. Darbandikhan is located close to Darbandikhan Lake, and on the border with Diyala Province.

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Located at 35.15 45.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sulaymaniyah Province

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 10 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 10 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Halabja