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Rawdan Destination Guide

Discover Rawdan in Iraq

Rawdan in the region of Dhi Qar is a town located in Iraq - some 172 mi or ( 277 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Rawdan is now 10:28 AM (Friday) . 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: Zubayr, Umm as Sadd, Siyah, Manahi, and Karbala. When in this area, you might want to check out Zubayr . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rawdan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Bad-tibira

Bad-tibira, "Wall of the Copper Worker(s)", or "Fortress of the Smiths", identified as modern Tell al-Madineh, between Ash Shatrah and Tell as-Senkereh in southern Iraq, was an ancient Sumerian city, which appears among antediluvian cities in the Sumerian King List. Its Akkadian name was Dûr-gurgurri. It was also called Παντιβίβλος (Pantibiblos) by Greek authors such as Abydenus, Apollodorus of Athens and Berossus.

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Located at 31.38 46.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Dhi Qar Province, Former populated places in Iraq, Sumerian cities

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 20 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Dhi Qar Province, Former populated places in Iraq, Sumerian cities