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Touring Fuqah in Iraq

Fuqah in the region of Nīnawá is located in Iraq - some 240 mi or ( 387 km ) North-West of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Fuqah is now 06:31 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Huknah, Tall 'Afar, Kahris, Karbala, and Dahuk. Being here already, consider visiting Huknah . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Fuqah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Petty Purple Heart and Marvel promotion ceremonies

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TSgt Richard Petty Purple Heart ceremony in November(?) 2007, and SFC Luke Marvel being notified that he really is now a SFC. Low volume, so kinda hard to hear. Also shown is Commander Young, Capt Spi ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Telul eth-Thalathat

Telul eth-Thalathat (in modern Iraq) was a city in the ancient Near East, 40 miles west of Mosul, and just east of Tell Afar. Telul eth-Thalathat Telul eth-Thalathat is located in IraqTelul eth-ThalathatTelul eth-Thalathat Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|34|00|N|42|32|00|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 36.57 42.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq

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.

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Located at 36.38 42.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Nineveh Province, Turkish communities outside Turkey

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.

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Located at 36.37 42.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Mass murder in 2009, Suicide bombings in Iraq, Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2009

Tell Taya

Tell Taya was an Ancient Near East site about 20 kilometers southwest of Mosul and Nineveh.

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Located at 36.33 42.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Nineveh Province

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.

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Located at 36.28 42.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Iraqi Air Force bases