Discover Bir al Hilw in Iraq
Bir al Hilw in the region of Nīnawá is a town located in Iraq - some 252 mi or ( 406 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital .
Local time in Bir al Hilw is now 09:17 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: Tall 'Uwaynat, Karbala, Dahuk, Baghdad, and Mosul. When in this area, you might want to check out Tall 'Uwaynat . 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 Bir al Hilw ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Stormtrooper Trapped in a Marine Body (B)
A Recon Marine in Northern Iraq has been watching too much Star Wars. Our Platoon Seargeant had been telling us all day to be looking for tracks. We kept seeing them, but they didn't mean anything to ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tal Afar
Tal Afar (pronounced /ta. la. fer/) (also Tal'Afar, Tal Afar, Tall Afar, Tell Afar, Tel Afar) is a city and district in northwestern Iraq in the Ninawa Governorate located approximately 50 km west of Mosul and 200 km north west of Kirkuk. While no official census data exists, the city which had been assessed to have a population of approximately 200,000, had dropped to 80,000 as of 2007, nearly all of whom are Iraqi Turkmen.
Located at 36.38 42.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
2009 Tal Afar bombing
The 9 July 2009 Tal Afar bombing was a double suicide bombing which occurred in Tal Afar, Iraq in July 2009. The bombing occurred when two men detonated explosive vests. The attacks targeted the Governor of the Iraqi Central Bank. However, he was unhurt in the incident. Thirty four people were killed and more than 60 were injured.
Located at 36.37 42.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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