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Discover Naji Hamzah in Iraq

Naji Hamzah in the region of Baghdād is a town located in Iraq - some 31 mi or ( 50 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Naji Hamzah is now 12:05 AM (Monday) . 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: Ad Diwaniyat ash Sharqiyah, Shaykh Salman al Qamar, Qasr ar Riyy, Qal'at Sayyid Karim, and Karbala. When in this area, you might want to check out Ad Diwaniyat ash Sharqiyah . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Naji Hamzah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Shaykh Mazhar Air Base

Shaykh Mazhar Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.

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Located at 32.94 44.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Iraqi Air Force bases

Kutha

Kutha, Cuthah, or Cutha was an ancient city of Sumer on the right bank of the eastern branch of the Upper Euphrates, north of Nippur and around 25 miles northeast of Babylon. It should not be confused with the site Tell Ibrahim Awad in Egypt.

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Located at 32.76 44.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Babil Governorate, Former populated places in Iraq, Hebrew Bible places, Samaritan culture and history

Iskandariya

Al-Iskandariya or Alexandria (الإسكندرية, also given as Iskandariyah, Iskanderiyah, Iskanderiya, Iskanderiyeh or Sikandariyeh or Al Askandariyah) is an ancient city in central Iraq, one of a number of towns in the Near East named after Alexander the Great. It is largely populated by Shia and Sunni Muslims, and is located about 25 miles (40 km) south of Baghdad, near the Euphrates River.

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Located at 32.90 44.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Cities in Iraq, Populated places in Babylon Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Tell Uqair

Tell Uqair (Tell Uquair, Tell Aqair) is a tell or settlement mound northeast of Babylon and about 50 miles south of Baghdad in modern Babil Governorate, Iraq. Tell Uqair Tell Uqair is located in IraqTell UqairTell Uqair Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|47|00|N|44|41|00|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 32.78 44.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Babil Governorate, Former populated places in Iraq

Siege of Ctesiphon

The successful Siege of Ctesiphon by the Rashidun army lasted about two months, from January to March 637. Ctesiphon, located on the east bank of the Tigris, was one of the great cities of the Persian Empire, an imperial capital of the Arsacids and of their successors, the Sassanids. Soon after the conquest of the city by Muslims, Sassanid rule in Iraq ended. Ctesiphon is located approximately at Al-Mada'in, 20 miles southeast of the modern city of Baghdad, Iraq, along the river Tigris.

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Located at 33.09 44.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 630s conflicts, 637, Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate, Muslim conquest of Persia, Sieges involving the Sassanid Empire