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Explore Arab Husayn in Iraq

Arab Husayn in the region of Baghdād is a town in Iraq - some 10 mi or ( 16 km ) West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Arab Husayn is now 08:50 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: Qaryat 'Uwarij, Tikrit, Hatim as Sultan, Shaykh Hamid, and Muhammad Baqir. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Qaryat 'Uwarij . 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 Arab Husayn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

صور لمناضر طبيعية الممزوجة بنسيج الخيال زيادة لجمالها

3:35 min by musataff faris
Views: 3220 Rating: 5.00

صور لمناضر طبيعية الممزوجة بنسيج الخيال زيادة لجمالها ..

Crew Video

7:16 min by herkload1980
Views: 2482 Rating: 4.20

A video showing a little more of the everyday stuff. ..


Flight over Baghdad

1:47 min by ComicTomFoss
Views: 2137 Rating: 4.33

We took Blackhawk helicopters from Baghdad International Airport into the green zone and I filmed this as we passed the new mosque and the crossed sabres. ..

Crowd Reaction to Obama at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad

1:55 min by Charles Harrison
Views: 1367 Rating: 5.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Dur-Kurigalzu

Dur-Kurigalzu was a city in southern Mesopotamia near the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala rivers about 30 km west of the center of Baghdad. It was founded by a Kassite king of Babylon, Kurigalzu I, some time in the 14th century BC, and was abandoned after the fall of the Kassite dynasty.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.35 44.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Baghdad Province, Kassite cities

Camp Liberty

Camp Liberty is a former United States military installation in Baghdad, Iraq, now being used by the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI). Camp Liberty first came into existence during the 2003 invasion of Iraq as Camp Victory North, and was renamed in mid-September 2004 (its Arabic translation is "Camp Al-Tahreer") to its later name of Camp Liberty. Other camps that make up the Victory Base Complex include Camp Victory (formerly known as Camp Victory South), Camp Striker, Seitz, and Camp Slayer.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.30 44.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Refugee camps

Umm al-Qura Mosque

The Umm al-Qura ("Mother of All Cities") mosque in Baghdad is the city's largest place of worship for Sunni Muslims. Originally called the Umm al-Ma'arik ("Mother of All Battles") mosque, it was designed to commemorate Saddam Hussein's 'victory' in the 1991 Gulf War and was intended to serve as a personal tribute to Saddam himself. It is located in the Sunni-populated al-Adel area of western Baghdad.

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Located at 33.34 44.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Arabic architecture, Buildings and structures in Baghdad, Mosques in Iraq

Al-Faw Palace

The Al Faw Palace (also known as the Water Palace) is located in Baghdad approximately 5 kilometers from the Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. Saddam Hussein commissioned its construction to commemorate the Iraqi forces' re-taking of the Al-Faw Peninsula during the Iran-Iraq conflict.

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Located at 33.28 44.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Baghdad, Palaces in Iraq, Saddam Hussein

Al-A'amiriya

Al-A'amiriya (Arabic العامريه) is a western neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. It is an upper-class Sunni neighborhood in the west of the city on the way to Anbar Province.

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Located at 33.30 44.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Neighborhoods in Baghdad