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Ali al 'Amr in the region of Baghdād is a town in Iraq - some 23 mi or ( 38 km ) South-West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ali al 'Amr is now 08:06 AM (Friday) . 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: Salman al Husayn, Qal'at Zaybaq, Qal'at as Sadah, Abd Allah 'Ali, and Nawwar Khalil. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Salman al Husayn . 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 Ali al 'Amr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Iraqi Army Chief of Staff

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Close Call

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This is what I get for gawking at a cache being blown up... Lesson Learned ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Akkadian Empire

The Akkadian Empire /əˈkeɪdiən/ was an empire centered in the city of Akkad /ˈækæd/ and its surrounding region in ancient Mesopotamia which united all the indigenous Akkadian speaking Semites and the Sumerian speakers under one rule. During the 3rd millennium BC, there developed a very intimate cultural symbiosis between the Sumerians and the Semitic Akkadians, which included widespread bilingualism.

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Located at 33.10 44.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Akkadian Empire, Ancient Near East, Ancient history of Iraq, Archaeology of Iraq, Assyrian geography, Fertile Crescent

Latifiya

Latifiya is an Iraqi city south of Baghdad, inhabited by 250 thousand people. It is home to the 1/4/6 Iraqi Army Battalion and US Patrol Base Latifiya.

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Located at 33.03 44.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Babylon Province

Al Qa'qaa

The Al Qa'qaa State Establishment was a massive weapons facility 48 kilometres south of Baghdad. It is near to the towns of Yusifiyah and Iskandariya at the geographic coordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33|0|54|N|44|13|12|E| | |name= }}. Covering an area of over 28 km², the site comprises 116 separate factories and over 1,100 structures of various kinds. It is now disused and many of the buildings have been destroyed by bombing, looting and accidental explosions.

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Located at 33.01 44.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Government of Iraq, Iraq and weapons of mass destruction

Geography of Iraq

The geography of Iraq is diverse and falls into four main regions: the desert (west of the Euphrates), Upper Mesopotamia (between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers), the northern highlands of Iraqi Kurdistan, and Lower Mesopotamia, the alluvial plain extending from around Tikrit to the Persian Gulf.

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Located at 33.00 44.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Fertile Crescent, Geography of Iraq

Camp Cropper

Camp Cropper was a holding facility for security detainees operated by the United States Army near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. The facility was initially operated as a high-value detention site (HVD), but has since been expanded increasing its capacity from 163 to 2,000 detainees. Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was held there prior to his execution.

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Located at 33.24 44.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Human rights abuses, Prisoner-of-war camps, Prisons in Iraq