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Bassam Destination Guide

Explore Bassam in Iraq

Bassam in the region of Baghdād is a place in Iraq - some 15 mi or ( 24 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Bassam

Time in Bassam is now 09:13 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zaya, Tikrit, Tall Abu Milh, Karbala, and Baqubah. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zaya . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Bassam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Hanging out at the FARP

2:11 min by sdowney112
Views: 2341 Rating: 4.33

FARP, Taji Iraq, August of 2007 ..

Blackhawk flight out of BIAP at night

5:00 min by SurfTurkery88
Views: 364 Rating: 0.00

First we lift off and hover so a C-130 can roll by us on the tarmac, only to fly back by and pass the C-130 and head down the runway like a fixed wing aircraft. I guess that helps control the no doubt ..


IZ HLZ Easter Service

0:22 min by SurfTurkery88
Views: 64 Rating: 5.00

That is real lightning off in the distance but the storm passed us by. ..

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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.

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Located at 33.35 44.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Baghdad Province, Kassite cities

Battle of Cunaxa

The Battle of Cunaxa was fought in 401 BC between Cyrus the Younger and his elder brother Arsaces, who had inherited the Persian throne as Artaxerxes II in 404 BC. The great battle of the revolt of Cyrus took place 70 km north of Babylon, at Cunaxa, on the left bank of the Euphrates River. The main source is a Greek eyewitness and soldier, Xenophon.

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Located at 33.32 44.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 401 BC, 5th-century BC conflicts, Anabasis (Xenophon), Battles involving ancient Greece, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque

The Al-Kādhimiya Mosque is a shrine located in the Kādhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. It contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shī‘ah Imām Mūsā al-Kādhim and the ninth Twelver Shī‘ah Imām Muhammad at-Taqī. Also buried within this mosque are the famous historical scholars, Shaykh Mufīd and Shaykh Nasīr ad-Dīn Tūsi. Directly adjacent to the mosque are two smaller shrines, belonging to the brothers who compiled Nahjul Balagha - Shaykh Radhi and Shaykh Murtadhā.

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Located at 33.38 44.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Arabic architecture, Islam in Iraq, Islamic architecture, Islamic holy places, Mausoleums in Iraq, Mosques in Iraq, Muhammad family, Shia Islam in Iraq, Shia mosques, Shrines, Twelvers, Visitor attractions in Iraq, Ziyarat

Kadhimiya

al-Kāżimiyyah, is a town located in what is now a northern neighbourhood of Baghdad, Iraq about five kilometres from the city center. Al-Kāżimiyyah is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad. Al-Kāżimayn is regarded as a holy city in Shī‘ah Islām. It received its name (lit. "the Two Kāżims" or "the Two who swallow their anger"), for the two Shī‘ah Imāms buried there: Mūsā al-Kādhim and his grandson and successor Shī‘ah Imām Muhammad at-Taqī.

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Located at 33.38 44.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Administrative districts in Baghdad, Fertile Crescent, Holy cities, Neighborhoods in Baghdad, Shia holy cities, Twelvers

Abu Ghraib

Not to be confused with Abu Gorab.

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Located at 33.29 44.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Baghdad Province