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Explore Ghuraybah in Iraq

Ghuraybah in the region of Baghdād is a town in Iraq - some 29 mi or ( 47 km ) West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ghuraybah

Current time in Ghuraybah is now 07:47 AM (Wednesday) . 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: Shaykh Dir' al Muhammad, Qal'at as Sadah, Qaryat Muhayrijah, Muhammad al 'Abbas, and Karbala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Shaykh Dir' al Muhammad . 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 Ghuraybah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

La La Fallujah - Toby Keith - Taliban Song Live

5:43 min by RamadiTV
Views: 276226 Rating: 4.66

Toby Keith came to Fallujah, Iraq on Memorial Day May 29th 2006 to entertain us. This is the video we shot of his visit. He plays the Taliban song and we took pictures with him. ..

Battle in Fallujah

0:43 min by fallujahvet
Views: 17593 Rating: 4.07

Just a short video clip of the city of Fallujah during the battle in Nov 2004. ..


India 3/12 Fallujah, Iraq 2006-2007

3:17 min by whitmoody
Views: 11462 Rating: 4.27

India 3/12 Fallujah, Iraq 2006-2007 ..

ARMA 2 Venom Support (w/ ACE and ACRE)

10:11 min by NayttsVids
Views: 738 Rating: 5.00

Hopped on the 15th MEU's #2 Recruiting Server last night and played for a bit. Decided to start recording and this is the product. This is why I love this game. You can be in a game with complete rand ..


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Interesting facts about this location

MEK Compound

The MEK Compound (Mujahedin-E Khalq) in Fallujah, Iraq (also known as Camp Fallujah) is a large compound used by the U.S. Marines from 2004 to 2009. Prior to Marine occupation, the Iranian dissident group called Mujahideen-e-Khalq used the MEK as a training camp, but turned it over to the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne on May 11, 2003 after the Mujahideen-e-Khalq surrender. On March 24, 2004, the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force took over the facility and used it as a base camp.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.32 43.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Defunct United States Marine Corps facilities, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War

Dreamland (Fallujah, Iraq)

Camp Baharia, also known as Dreamland or FOB Volturno, was a U.S. military installation that was located just outside the city of Fallujah, Iraq. It was the smaller of two major U.S. military bases maintained just outside the Fallujah city limits, during the Iraq War.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.35 43.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Fallujah, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War

Fallujah Barrage

The Fallujah Barrage is a barrage on the Euphrates near Fallujah in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Construction of the barrage was completed in 1985. Unlike many other dams in the Euphrates, the Fallujah Barrage does not include a hydroelectric power station and its main function is to raise the water level of the river for irrigation. The barrage consists of two separate parts.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.31 43.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Al Anbar Governorate, Dams completed in 1985, Dams in Iraq, Euphrates, Fallujah

Fallujah

For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation). Fallujah is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly 69 kilometers west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Fallujah dates from Babylonian times and was host to important Jewish academies for many centuries. The city grew from a small town in 1947 to a population of 326,471 inhabitants in 2010. Within Iraq, it is known as the "city of mosques" for the more than 200 mosques found in the city and surrounding villages.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.35 43.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Fallujah, Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places in Anbar Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

First Battle of Fallujah

The First Battle of Fallujah, also known as Operation Vigilant Resolve, was an unsuccessful attempt by the U.S. military to capture the city of Fallujah in April 2004. The chief catalyst for the operation was the highly-publicized killing and mutilation of four Blackwater USA private military contractors, and the killings of five American soldiers in Habbaniyah a few days earlier.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.35 43.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Battles of the Iraq War in 2004, Battles of the Iraq War involving the United States, Fallujah, Iraqi insurgency, Operations involving American special forces, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War, Urban warfare