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Explore Alwan al Khalaf in Iraq

Alwan al Khalaf in the region of Baghdād is a town in Iraq - some 14 mi or ( 23 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Alwan al Khalaf is now 08:54 AM (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: Zaydan al Khalaf, Qaryat 'Uwarij, Tawfiq, Mulla 'Abbud, and Karbala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zaydan al Khalaf . 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 Alwan al Khalaf ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

RUSTAMIYAH'S LAST GOOD-BYE (PART I)

3:00 min by scribedry
Views: 3806 Rating: 4.60

HERE IS A CLIP OF THE "LAST RIDE" FROM RUSTAMIYAH AS THE CAMP HAS CLOSED DOWN AS OF THE FIRST OF APRIL.....THIS IS THE LAST HELO RIDE FOR ME AS WELL.....WILL BE SORELY MISSED....GREAT PEOPLE FROM ALL ..

Driving through Doura, Baghdad, Iraq

1:21 min by sdowney112
Views: 1907 Rating: 5.00

Driving along the north side of Doura, in southern Baghdad Iraq, March 2007. Not a fun place ..


Saddam's palace greenzone

1:30 min by macchriss
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Saddam's Palace ..

M1114 Patrolling Baghdad, Iraq - 3

3:42 min by sabotUP
Views: 1556 Rating: 4.43

Filmed within only a few weeks of being in Iraq. A short clip filmed from inside an M1114 as it patrols the streets of Baghdad, Iraq. It's funny to hear the innocence in our voices back then, as to co ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility

The Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility adjacent to the Tuwaitha "Yellow Cake Factory" contains the remains of nuclear reactors bombed by Israel in 1981 and the United States in 1991. It was used as a storage facility for spent reactor fuel and industrial and medical wastes. The radioactive material would not be useful for a fission bomb, but could be used in a dirty bomb.

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Located at 33.20 44.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Iraq, Iraq and weapons of mass destruction, Nuclear research centers, Nuclear technology in Iraq, Research institutes in Iraq

Operation Opera

Operation Opera, also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise Israeli air strike carried out on 7 June 1981, that destroyed a nuclear reactor under construction 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. This operation was after Iran's Operation Scorch Sword that damaged this nuclear facility months before. In 1976, Iraq purchased an "Osiris"-class nuclear reactor from France.

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Located at 33.21 44.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1981 in Iraq, 1981 in Israel, 1981 in aviation, Aerial operations and battles involving Israel, Airstrikes, Arab–Israeli conflict, Battles involving Iraq, Battles involving Israel, Conflicts in 1981, Cross-border operations, France–Iraq relations, Iraq–Israel relations, Military operations of the Iran–Iraq War

Operation Scorch Sword

Operation Scorch Sword was a surprise IRIAF Airstrike carried out on 30 September 1980, that lightly damaged an almost complete nuclear reactor 17 km south-east of Baghdad, Iraq. Eight days into the Iran-Iraq War Operation Scorch Sword commenced. At dawn on 30 September 1980, four Iranian F-4E Phantom jets refueled mid-air near the Iran-Iraq border. After crossing into Iraq, the fighters climbed to a higher altitude to be detectable by Iraqi radar.

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Located at 33.21 44.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Battles involving Iran, Battles involving Iraq, Iranian Air Force, Military operations of the Iran–Iraq War

Diyala River

The Diyala River after Darban-e Khan Dam:Kurdish: Sirwan, سيروان, Arabic: نهر ديالى‎, Persian: سیروان دیاله, is a river and tributary of the Tigris that runs mainly through Eastern Iraq but also Western Iran. It covers a total distance of 445 km . It rises near Sanandaj, in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. It then descends through the mountains, where for some 32 km it forms the border between the two countries. It finally feeds into the Tigris below Baghdad.

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Located at 33.22 44.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Diyala Province, International rivers of Asia, Iran–Iraq border, Rivers of Iran, Rivers of Iraq, Tigris River

Mahmudiyah killings

The Mahmudiyah killings was the gang-rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by United States Army soldiers on March 12, 2006, and the murder of her family, in a house to the southwest of Yusufiyah, a village to the west of the town of Al-Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Five U.S. Army soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment were charged with the crimes: (I) SGT Paul E. Cortez, (II) SPC James P. Barker, (III) PFC Jesse V. Spielman, (IV) PFC Brian L. Howard and (V) PFC Steven D. Green (whom the U.S.

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Located at 33.07 44.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 2006 crimes, 2006 in Iraq, Civilian casualties in the Iraq War, Mass murder in 2006, Massacres in Iraq, United States military scandals, War crimes committed by the United States, War crimes in Iraq, War rape, Women's rights in Iraq