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Hamad Husayn in the region of Baghdād is a town located in Iraq - some 17 mi or ( 27 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Hamad Husayn is now 06:31 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zaya, Tikrit, Sulayman Nazif, Al Khan al Qadim, and Karbala. When in this area, you might want to check out Zaya . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Hamad Husayn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Hanging out at the FARP

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FARP, Taji Iraq, August of 2007 ..

Easter Service

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Easter Service on Phoenix Base HLZ, International Zone, Baghdad, Iraq ..


IZ HLZ Easter Service

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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 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Baghdad Province, Kassite cities

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 20 km away
Tags: Administrative districts in Baghdad, Fertile Crescent, Holy cities, Neighborhoods in Baghdad, Shia holy cities, Twelvers

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 20 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

2005 Baghdad bridge stampede

The 2005 Baghdad bridge stampede occurred on August 31, 2005 when 953 people died following a stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge, which crosses the Tigris river in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

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Located at 33.37 44.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 2005 disasters, 2005 in Iraq, Bridge disasters in Iraq, History of Baghdad, Human stampedes

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 22 km away
Tags: 401 BC, 5th-century BC conflicts, Anabasis (Xenophon), Battles involving ancient Greece, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire