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Balatah Destination Guide

Delve into Balatah in Iraq

Balatah in the region of Dahūk is a city in Iraq - some 249 mi or ( 401 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Current time in Balatah is now 09:58 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zawitah, Zawita al 'Ulya, Suriyah, Sili, and Magharid. While being here, make sure to check out Zawitah . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Balatah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Motorcycle ADD in Iraq

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Trying to eat while riding a KLR 650 through the streets of Iraq in June 2011. GoPro footage. Music: "Sail" - AWOLNATION ..

BABELLO CITY DUHOK ZAWITA

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Interesting facts about this location

Lalish

Lalish is a small mountain valley situated in northern Iraq about 60 km northwest of the city of Mosul. It is the location of the tomb of Şêx Adî, main figure of the Yazidi faith. At least once in their lifetime Yazidi's are expected to make a six-day pilgrimage to Lalish to visit the tomb of Şêx Adî, and other sacred places. Yazidi's living in the region are expected to make a yearly pilgrimage to attend the autumn Feast of the Assembly, which is celebrated from 23 Aylūl to 1 Tašrīn I.

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Located at 36.77 43.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Adawiyya Sufi Order, Iraqi Kurdistan, Yazidi

Ba'adra

Ba'adra, also rendered Baadre,Badra and Bathra,, is a town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Ba'adra's residents are mostly Yazidis with a small Assyrian Christian minority. The town and the surrounding villages were demolished and later recolonised by Arabs during the late 1960s. Most of Arabs, however, returned to their original settlements after 2003.

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Located at 36.72 43.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nineveh Province

Zawita

Zawita, is an Iraqi town of about 5,000 people the Dohuk Governorate. The name of the village is thought to come from Syriac ܙܘܝܬܐ meaning "corner". The village is inhabited mainly by Kurds and the second biggest group being the Assyrians. At one point it was home to majority Assyrians, prior to the Simele massacre. A number of Christian-owned businesses in the village were looted and burned downed during the 2011 Dohuk riots.

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Located at 36.91 43.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Hakkâri, Populated places in Dohuk Province

Sandur, Iraq

Sandur, also spelt Sundur, was a village located in Iraqi Kurdistan, about 70 miles north of Mosul, near Duhok, towards Amediyah. It was historically a Jewish agricultural settlement inhabited by Kurdish Jews.

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Located at 36.92 43.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Historic Jewish communities, Jews and Judaism in Kurdistan, Populated places in Dohuk Province, Villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict

Ain Sifni

Ain Sifni is an Iraqi town and capital of Shekhan District in the Nineveh plains area of the Ninewah governorate in Iraq. It's mainly populated by Yazidis and Assyrians.

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Located at 36.69 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Nineveh Province