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Discover Qaryat al Hurriyah al Gharbiyah in Iraq

Qaryat al Hurriyah al Gharbiyah in the region of Baghdād is a town located in Iraq - some 29 mi or ( 47 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Qaryat al Hurriyah al Gharbiyah is now 01:16 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: Ad Diwaniyat ash Sharqiyah, Tawfiq, Shaykh Salman al Qamar, Shaykh Mutlaq al Ghudayb, and Qasr ar Riyy. 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 Qaryat al Hurriyah al Gharbiyah ? 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 10 km away
Tags: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Iraqi Air Force bases

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 17 km away
Tags: Cities in Iraq, Populated places in Babylon Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

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 19 km away
Tags: 630s conflicts, 637, Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate, Muslim conquest of Persia, Sieges involving the Sassanid Empire

Parthian Empire

The Parthian Empire (also known as the Arsacid Empire, was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran better known as ancient Persia. Its latter name comes from Arsaces I of Parthia who, as leader of the Parni tribe, founded it in the mid-3rd century BC when he conquered the Parthia region in Iran's northeast, then a satrapy in rebellion against the Seleucid Empire. Mithridates I of Parthia greatly expanded the empire by seizing Media and Mesopotamia from the Seleucids.

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Located at 33.09 44.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 224 disestablishments, Ancient history of Iraq, Former countries in Asia, Former empires, History of Iran, History of Pakistan, History of Turkmenistan, Parthian Empire, Persian history, Pre-Islamic heritage of Iran, Pre-Islamic history of Afghanistan, Seleucid Empire successor states, States and territories established in 247 BC

Taq-i Kisra

The Tāq-e Kisrā, also called Iwān-e Kisrā, is a Sassanid-era Persian monument in Al-Mada'in which is the only visible remaining structure of the ancient city of Ctesiphon. It is the largest brick built arch in the world and located near the modern town of Salman Pak, Iraq.

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Located at 33.09 44.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Buildings and structures in Iraq, Sassanid architecture