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Explore Umm az Zuraytah in Iraq

Umm az Zuraytah in the region of Dhi Qar is a town in Iraq - some 174 mi or ( 281 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Umm az Zuraytah is now 01:59 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sawai, Sabah Al Mashhad, Nasir Al 'Ajil, Kati' Al Hamad, and Karbala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sawai . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Umm az Zuraytah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Diablos!

4:02 min by unmik1422
Views: 843 Rating: 5.00

This is a video from photos I took while at an outpost in Iraq. This is so you can have a glimpse of what life is like for them. These warriors are true heros. Thank you for allowing me to follow you ..

Bunkers are for losers

0:58 min by heinehauliken
Views: 12 Rating: 0.00

chillin in Iraq ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 31.29 45.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Dhi Qar Province, Former populated places in Iraq, Sumerian cities

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.97 46.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Archaeological cultures of the Near East, Archaeology of Iraq, Mesopotamia