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Hasan ash Shuraym in the region of Bābil is a town in Iraq - some 65 mi or ( 105 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Hasan ash Shuraym is now 01:18 PM (Sunday) . 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: Rashid, Kazim al 'Amash, Karbala, Hasan ash Shuraym, and Baghdad. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Rashid . We saw 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 Hasan ash Shuraym ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Borsippa

Borsippa was an important ancient city of Sumer, built on both sides of a lake about 17.7 km southwest of Babylon on the east bank of the Euphrates. The site of Borsippa is in Babylon Province, Iraq and now called Birs Nimrud, the Arabs identifying the site with Nimrod.

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Located at 32.39 44.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Babil Governorate, Former populated places in Iraq, Sumerian cities

2005 Al Hillah bombing

The Al Hillah bombing killed 127 people, chiefly men lining up to join the Iraqi police forces, at the recruiting centre on February 28, 2005 in Al Hillah, Iraq. The bombing caused a worsening of Iraqi-Jordanian diplomatic relations after it was learnt that suicide bomber, Raed Mansour al-Banna, had come from Jordan. Banna's family in Jordan gave him a heroic funeral, angering many Iraqi Shia.

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Located at 32.48 44.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Attacks on marketplaces in Iraq, Foreign relations of Iraq, Foreign relations of Jordan, Iraq–Jordan relations, Mass murder in 2005, Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq, Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2005

2007 Al Hillah bombings

The 2007 Al Hillah bombings killed 115 people, mostly Shia Muslims on a pilgrimage, on 6 March 2007 in Al Hillah, Iraq. Two suicide bombers wearing explosive vests joined the huge crowds surging into the city for a traditional religious festival. The attack was just one of a few on a particularly bloody day for Iraq as almost 200 people were killed throughout the country.

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Located at 32.48 44.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Islamic terrorism, Mass murder in 2007, Suicide bombings in Iraq, Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2007

Hillah

Hillah, also spelled Hilla or Al Hillah is a city in central Iraq on the Hilla branch of the Euphrates River, 100 km south of Baghdad. The population is estimated at 364,700 in 1998. It is the capital of Babylon Province and is located adjacent to the ancient city of Babylon, and close to the ancient cities of Borsippa and Kish.

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Located at 32.48 44.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Holy cities, Populated places in Babylon Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Esagila

The Ésagila, a Sumerian name signifying "É (temple) whose top is lofty", was a temple dedicated to Marduk, the protector god of Babylon. It lay south of the ziggurat Etemenanki. In this temple was the cult image inhabited by Marduk, surrounded by cult images of the cities that had fallen under the hegemony of the Babylonian Empire from the 18th century BC; there was also a little lake which was named Abzu by the Babylonian priests.

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Located at 32.53 44.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Ancient Near East temples, Babylonia