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Qaryat al Huwayr Destination Guide

Touring Qaryat al Huwayr in Iraq

Qaryat al Huwayr in the region of Baghdād is a city located in Iraq - some 27 mi or ( 44 km ) South-West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Qaryat al Huwayr is now 07:14 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tall 'Idan, Sadr al Yusufiyah, Qaryat Muhayrijah, Ali al 'Amr, and Karbala. Being here already, consider visiting Tall 'Idan . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Qaryat al Huwayr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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United Arab Shipping Vessel - Hatta arrival at Port of Khaor Fakkan Port of the United Arab Emirates

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Interesting facts about this location

Amiriyah Fallujah

({{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33.1652891|43.86549||||||| | |name= }}} Al-Amiriyah or Amiriyah Fallujah is a city in the Al Anbar province, about 30 km south of Fallujah, Ameriyah residents belong mostly to the Albo Issa clan, part of the Dulaim tribe. The city was named Amiriyah Fallujah after the occupation of Iraq because of huge number of displaced persons from the city of Fallujah, with a total population of 110 thousand people.

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Located at 33.17 43.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anbar Province

Akkadian Empire

The Akkadian Empire /əˈkeɪdiən/ was an empire centered in the city of Akkad /ˈækæd/ and its surrounding region in ancient Mesopotamia which united all the indigenous Akkadian speaking Semites and the Sumerian speakers under one rule. During the 3rd millennium BC, there developed a very intimate cultural symbiosis between the Sumerians and the Semitic Akkadians, which included widespread bilingualism.

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Located at 33.10 44.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Akkadian Empire, Ancient Near East, Ancient history of Iraq, Archaeology of Iraq, Assyrian geography, Fertile Crescent

Al Nasr Wal Salam

Al Nasr Wal Salam or Nasser Wa Salaam is a city in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad Governorate, about 30 km west Baghdad, It has 150,000 inhabitants.

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Located at 33.30 44.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Baghdad Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Baghdad Central Prison

The Baghdad Central Prison, formerly known as Abu Ghraib prison is in Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi city 32 km (20 mi) west of Baghdad. It was built by British contractors in the 1950s. Observers estimated that in 2001, the prison held as many as 15,000 inmates. In 2002 Saddam's government began an expansion project to add six new cellblocks to the prison. In October 2002, Saddam Hussein gave amnesty to most prisoners in Iraq.

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Located at 33.29 44.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1960s establishments, Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse, George W. Bush administration controversies, Human rights in Iraq, Military installations of Iraq, Military police of the United States, Penal system in Iraq, Prisoner-of-war camps, Prisons in Iraq, Torture in the United States

Forward Operating Base Abu Ghraib

FOB Abu Ghraib was a United States Army Forward Operating Base in the city of Abu Ghraib, Iraq. The FOB housed the Abu Ghraib prison, holding over 7,000 detainees during its peak in 2004. FOB Abu Ghraib in the Anbar Governorate of Iraq is located 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Baghdad's city center, or 15 km northwest of Baghdad International Airport. FOB Abu Gharaib was closed as a U.S.

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Located at 33.29 44.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Military police of the United States, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War