Discover Rusafa in Iraq
Rusafa in the region of Baghdād is a place located in Iraq - some 8 mi or ( 13 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital .
Local time in Rusafa is now 09:42 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zaydan al Khalaf, Qaryat 'Uwarij, Umm al Ghizlan, Qadawi, and Karbala. When in this area, you might want to check out Zaydan al Khalaf . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rusafa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Iraq's Comical Ali
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Driving in the Green Zone
A short little drive in the IZ one fine morning after a 12 hour night shift. Beer run! ..
Baghdad Province - IRAQ بغداد عاصمة الرشيد ومدينة السلام
The ancient city of Baghdad and the largest city and capital of Iraq... This movie showcases the beauty of this magnificent, vibrant, awesome and stunning metropolis inhabited by more than 9 million I ..
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 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Diyala River
The Diyala River after Darban-e Khan Dam:Kurdish: Sirwan, سيروان, Arabic: نهر ديالى, Persian: سیروان دیاله, is a river and tributary of the Tigris that runs mainly through Eastern Iraq but also Western Iran. It covers a total distance of 445 km . It rises near Sanandaj, in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. It then descends through the mountains, where for some 32 km it forms the border between the two countries. It finally feeds into the Tigris below Baghdad.
Located at 33.22 44.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 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 6 km away
Operation Opera
Operation Opera, also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise Israeli air strike carried out on 7 June 1981, that destroyed a nuclear reactor under construction 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. This operation was after Iran's Operation Scorch Sword that damaged this nuclear facility months before. In 1976, Iraq purchased an "Osiris"-class nuclear reactor from France.
Located at 33.21 44.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Iraq Stock Exchange
The Iraq Stock Exchange ('ISX), formally the Baghdad Stock Exchange, is a stock exchange in Baghdad, Iraq. The Iraq Stock Exchange was incorporated and began operations in June 2004. It operates under the oversight of the Iraq Securities Commission, an independent commission modeled after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. June Reed is an American adviser to the stock exchange.
Located at 33.31 44.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
General Security Directorate (Iraq)
The General Security Directorate (GSD) (مديرية الامن العامة, Mudiriyat al-Amn al-Amma) was the intelligence agency of Iraq. It was announced by interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at a press conference in July 2004 in a climate of widespread violence by terrorist groups and the Iraqi insurgency. Although details on its organisation were not made clear at the time, the General Security Directorate's designated mission was to "infiltrate and annihilate Iraq's tenacious insurgency".
Located at 33.33 44.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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