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Mahattat Ur in the region of Dhi Qar is a town located in Iraq - some 194 mi or ( 313 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Mahattat Ur is now 10:09 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Uwayjah, Ash Shukayri, Shaykh Qat'i al Bati, Sayyid Jabir, and Sa'ir. When in this area, you might want to check out Uwayjah . We found 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 Mahattat Ur ? 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... ..


Ode to Eridu

1:32 min by Casper Skern Wilstrup
Views: 3559 Rating: 4.33

Eridu in southern Mesopotamia was probably the first city in the world. It was settled in the neolithic and continued to be inhabited for several thousand years. Eventually it was swallowed by the des ..

I love my wife

0:18 min by barnowlcom
Views: 384 Rating: 5.00

A short "love letter" video to my wife while I was assigned to a captured Iraqi air base in 2003... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 3 km away
Tags: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Gulf War, Iraqi Air Force bases

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 3 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 9 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

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 16 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 2000, Universities in Iraq