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Touring Husayn ash Shiman in Iraq

Husayn ash Shiman in the region of Dhi Qar is located in Iraq - some 180 mi or ( 290 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Husayn ash Shiman is now 04:28 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zubayr, Ur Junction, Shubaybah, Shamkha, and Al Khidr Darush. 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 Husayn ash Shiman ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Diablos!

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Interesting facts about this location

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 16 km away
Tags: Archaeological cultures of the Near East, Archaeology of Iraq, Mesopotamia

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 20 km away
Tags: 530s BC establishments, Defunct museums, Museums in Iraq

Ali Air Base

Imam Ali Air Base is a military airbase located near Nasiriyah, Iraq. It is also known as Tallil Air Base. Until December 2011, the base was used by United States Armed Forces. It is generally known as Camp Adder by the U.S. Army; the name "Ali Air Base" is used chiefly by the U.S. Air Force; the installation, however, is still commonly referred to as "Tallil". The base occupies 30 square kilometers and is protected by 22 kilometers of security perimeter.

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Located at 30.94 46.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Gulf War, Iraqi Air Force bases

Larsa

Larsa was an important city of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult of the sun god Utu. It lies some 25 km southeast of Uruk in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate, near the east bank of the Shatt-en-Nil canal at the site of the modern settlement Tell as-Senkereh or Sankarah.

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Located at 31.29 45.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Dhi Qar Province, Former populated places in Iraq, Sumerian cities