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Qaryat Makrisah Destination Guide

Explore Qaryat Makrisah in Iraq

Qaryat Makrisah in the region of Baghdād is a place in Iraq - some 13 mi or ( 21 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Qaryat Makrisah is now 03:15 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zaydan al Khalaf, Qaryat 'Uwarij, Tawfiq, Karbala, and Baqubah. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zaydan al Khalaf . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Qaryat Makrisah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

RUSTAMIYAH'S LAST GOOD-BYE (PART I)

3:00 min by scribedry
Views: 3806 Rating: 4.60

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 ..

Saddam's palace greenzone

1:30 min by macchriss
Views: 1574 Rating: 0.00

Saddam's Palace ..


M1114 Patrolling Baghdad, Iraq - 3

3:42 min by sabotUP
Views: 1556 Rating: 4.43

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 ..

Waiting at the LZ, FOB Falcon

0:31 min by sdowney112
Views: 1297 Rating: 3.00

Waiting for a ride home, back to FOB Prosperity, once again ..


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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 10 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 10 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 11 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 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Baghdad Province, Former populated places in Iraq

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.

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Located at 33.20 44.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Iraq, Iraq and weapons of mass destruction, Nuclear research centers, Nuclear technology in Iraq, Research institutes in Iraq