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Najm Shanduh in the region of Baghdād is a town in Iraq - some 22 mi or ( 35 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Najm Shanduh is now 10:17 AM (Sunday) . 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: Zaydan al Khalaf, Tawfiq, Shaykh Salman al Qamar, Karbala, and Baqubah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zaydan al Khalaf . We saw 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 Najm Shanduh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mahmudiyah killings

The Mahmudiyah killings was the gang-rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by United States Army soldiers on March 12, 2006, and the murder of her family, in a house to the southwest of Yusufiyah, a village to the west of the town of Al-Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Five U.S. Army soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment were charged with the crimes: (I) SGT Paul E. Cortez, (II) SPC James P. Barker, (III) PFC Jesse V. Spielman, (IV) PFC Brian L. Howard and (V) PFC Steven D. Green (whom the U.S.

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Located at 33.07 44.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 2006 crimes, 2006 in Iraq, Civilian casualties in the Iraq War, Mass murder in 2006, Massacres in Iraq, United States military scandals, War crimes committed by the United States, War crimes in Iraq, War rape, Women's rights in Iraq

Mahmudiya District

Al-Mahmudiya (المحمودية) is a district in Babylon Governorate, Iraq. Mahmudiya District has approximately 550,000 inhabitants, about 92 percent of them Sunni Arabs and the rest mostly Shias. Most of the inhabitants live in rural areas. This region inhabit by 5 tribes: Al Janabi, Dulaim, Al Ubaid, Qarghoul and Al Jubour

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Located at 33.07 44.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Districts of Babylon Province

Mahmoudiyah, Iraq

Mahmoudiyah (also transliterated Mahmudiyah, Mahmoudi, or Mahmoodiyah, prefixed usually with Al-) is a Sunni Arab Iraqi rural city south of Baghdad. Known as the “Gateway to Baghdad,” the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign. Mahmudiya District has approximately 550,000 inhabitants, about 92 percent of them Sunni Arabs and the rest mostly Shias.

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Located at 33.06 44.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Babylon Province

Sippar-Amnanum

Sippar-Amnanum was an ancient Near Eastern city about 70 kilometers north of Babylon.

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Located at 33.10 44.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Baghdad Province, 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 16 km away
Tags: 630s conflicts, 637, Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate, Muslim conquest of Persia, Sieges involving the Sassanid Empire