Discover Bukhur in Iraq
Bukhur in the region of Nīnawá is a town located in Iraq - some 230 mi or ( 369 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital .
Local time in Bukhur is now 09:26 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Umm Khaiya, Tu'aym, Tall 'Afar, Tall Sirwan, and Sawwan. When in this area, you might want to check out Umm Khaiya . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bukhur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tell Taya
Tell Taya was an Ancient Near East site about 20 kilometers southwest of Mosul and Nineveh.
Located at 36.33 42.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 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 13 km away
Tell al-Rimah
Tell al-Rimah (in modern Ninawa Governorate, Iraq roughly 50 miles west of Mosul) was the Ancient Near East city of Karana or Qattara in the Sinjar region west of Nineveh.
Located at 36.26 42.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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 15 km away
Tall Afar Air Base
Tall Afar Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Located at 36.28 42.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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