Touring Qaryat al Jawn ash Sharqi in Iraq
Qaryat al Jawn ash Sharqi in the region of Baghdād is a city located in Iraq - some 17 mi or ( 27 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .
Time in Qaryat al Jawn ash Sharqi is now 05:08 PM (Friday) . 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: Zaydan al Khalaf, Qaryat 'Uwarij, Tawfiq, Karbala, and Baqubah. Being here already, consider visiting Zaydan al Khalaf . 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 Jawn ash Sharqi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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RUSTAMIYAH'S LAST GOOD-BYE (PART I)
HERE IS A CLIP OF THE "LAST RIDE" FROM RUSTAMIYAH AS THE CAMP HAS CLOSED DOWN AS OF THE FIRST OF APRIL.....THIS IS THE LAST HELO RIDE FOR ME AS WELL.....WILL BE SORELY MISSED....GREAT PEOPLE FROM ALL ..
FOB Falcon, Baghdad, Iraq 2006
Short clip from the roof top of a barracks building on FOB Falcon, Baghdad, Iraq in late 2006. ..
Saddam's palace greenzone
Saddam's Palace ..
M1114 Patrolling Baghdad, Iraq - 3
Filmed within only a few weeks of being in Iraq. A short clip filmed from inside an M1114 as it patrols the streets of Baghdad, Iraq. It's funny to hear the innocence in our voices back then, as to co ..
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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.
Located at 33.07 44.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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.
Located at 33.06 44.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Al Qa'qaa
The Al Qa'qaa State Establishment was a massive weapons facility 48 kilometres south of Baghdad. It is near to the towns of Yusifiyah and Iskandariya at the geographic coordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33|0|54|N|44|13|12|E| | |name= }}. Covering an area of over 28 km², the site comprises 116 separate factories and over 1,100 structures of various kinds. It is now disused and many of the buildings have been destroyed by bombing, looting and accidental explosions.
Located at 33.01 44.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Latifiya
Latifiya is an Iraqi city south of Baghdad, inhabited by 250 thousand people. It is home to the 1/4/6 Iraqi Army Battalion and US Patrol Base Latifiya.
Located at 33.03 44.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility
The Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility adjacent to the Tuwaitha "Yellow Cake Factory" contains the remains of nuclear reactors bombed by Israel in 1981 and the United States in 1991. It was used as a storage facility for spent reactor fuel and industrial and medical wastes. The radioactive material would not be useful for a fission bomb, but could be used in a dirty bomb.
Located at 33.20 44.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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