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Touring Guwam ash Sharif in Iraq

Guwam ash Sharif in the region of Dhi Qar is a city located in Iraq - some 185 mi or ( 297 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Guwam ash Sharif is now 04:23 PM (Thursday) . 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: Zubayr, Uwayjah, Ur Junction, Saddam, and Kati' Al Hamad. Being here already, consider visiting Zubayr . 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 Guwam ash Sharif ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mésopotamie ziggurat d'Ur

5:21 min by Hubert Debbasch
Views: 16060 Rating: 4.76

Le premier groupe de voyageurs en Mésopotamie découvre la Ziggurat d'Ur. Un voyage de Terre Entière en partenariat avec Témoignage Chrétien. Terre Entière a fondé Babel Tours en Irak, une entreprise d ..

Buried Alive - The Ruins of Ur

9:58 min by Ed Rogers
Views: 8127 Rating: 4.68

As you'll hear in this clip, servants and guards were buried alive here. Watch the video to find out what we think happened in their last hours... ..


My Departure from Iraq OIF (2004-05)

4:04 min by MrBulldog1965
Views: 1682 Rating: 3.15

This was my farewell from Iraq. It seemed like this day would never come? But as a solider, I knew my journey was filled with, Bad and Good times. Some time I hope I can say that everthing we did was ..

Dawn to Dusk

3:55 min by unmik1422
Views: 363 Rating: 5.00

A video of sunsets, sunrises, moon rise and stars. These were taken over a four year period. They were taken in various places (Kosovo Serbia, Egypt, Bulgaria, Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee and Iraq). ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Thi Qar University

Thi Qar University is an Iraqi university located in Nasiriyah, Iraq. It was established in 2000. Originally, the university was a branch of the University of Basrah, and the branch was established in 1992. Its first graduating class was in 1996. In 2000, the branch became independent of Basrah University and Thi Qar University was founded.

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Located at 31.05 46.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 2000, Universities in Iraq

Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum

Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum is the first museum known to historians dating to circa 530 BCE. The curator was Princess Ennigaldi, the daughter of Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. It was located in the state of Ur, located in the modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate of Iraq, roughly 150 metres southeast of the famous Ziggurat of Ur.

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Located at 30.96 46.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 530s BC establishments, Defunct museums, Museums in Iraq

Ubaid period

The Ubaid period (ca. 6500 to 3800 BC) is a prehistoric period of Mesopotamia. The tell (mound){{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:30|58|20|N|46|01|50|E| |primary |name= }} of al-`Ubaid west of nearby Ur in southern Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate has given its name to the prehistoric Pottery Neolithic to Chalcolithic culture, which represents the earliest settlement on the alluvial plain of southern Mesopotamia.

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Located at 30.97 46.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological cultures of the Near East, Archaeology of Iraq, Mesopotamia

An Nasiriyah Stadium

An Nasiriyah Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in An Nasiriyah, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of An Nasiriyah FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people.

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Located at 31.02 46.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Football venues in Iraq

Battle of Nasiriyah

The Battle of Nasiriyah was fought between the US 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Iraqi forces, from March 23 to April 2, 2003, during the US-led invasion of Iraq. Nasiriyah is a city which lies along the banks of the Euphrates River, in Dhi Qar Province, about 225 miles southeast of Baghdad, with its population being made up almost entirely of Shiite Muslims.

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Located at 31.05 46.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Battles of the Iraq War in 2003, Battles of the Iraq War involving Iraq, Battles of the Iraq War involving the United States, Friendly fire incidents, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War