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Umran Husayn in the region of Baghdād is located in Iraq - some 29 mi or ( 46 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Umran Husayn is now 11:48 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tawfiq, Karbala, Baqubah, Qaryat al Bahbahani, and Baghdad. While being here, you might want to check out Tawfiq . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Umran Husayn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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

Al-Iskandariyah New Air Base

Al-Iskandariyah New Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Babil Governorate of Iraq. It was seized by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.

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Located at 32.97 44.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Iraqi Air Force bases

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.

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Located at 33.01 44.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Government of Iraq, Iraq and weapons of mass destruction

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 15 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Babylon Province

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 15 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