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Touring Kays Qal'ah in Iraq

Kays Qal'ah in the region of Nīnawá is a city located in Iraq - some 236 mi or ( 379 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kays Qal'ah is now 04:37 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Umar Hawway, Sarishkan, Shaykhkah, Magharid, and Khursbat. Being here already, consider visiting Umar Hawway . 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 Kays Qal'ah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Motorcycle ADD in Iraq

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Trying to eat while riding a KLR 650 through the streets of Iraq in June 2011. GoPro footage. Music: "Sail" - AWOLNATION ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Ain Sifni

Ain Sifni is an Iraqi town and capital of Shekhan District in the Nineveh plains area of the Ninewah governorate in Iraq. It's mainly populated by Yazidis and Assyrians.

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Located at 36.69 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Nineveh Province

Ba'adra

Ba'adra, also rendered Baadre,Badra and Bathra,, is a town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Ba'adra's residents are mostly Yazidis with a small Assyrian Christian minority. The town and the surrounding villages were demolished and later recolonised by Arabs during the late 1960s. Most of Arabs, however, returned to their original settlements after 2003.

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Located at 36.72 43.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nineveh Province

Lalish

Lalish is a small mountain valley situated in northern Iraq about 60 km northwest of the city of Mosul. It is the location of the tomb of Şêx Adî, main figure of the Yazidi faith. At least once in their lifetime Yazidi's are expected to make a six-day pilgrimage to Lalish to visit the tomb of Şêx Adî, and other sacred places. Yazidi's living in the region are expected to make a yearly pilgrimage to attend the autumn Feast of the Assembly, which is celebrated from 23 Aylūl to 1 Tašrīn I.

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Located at 36.77 43.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Adawiyya Sufi Order, Iraqi Kurdistan, Yazidi

Nineveh plains

Nineveh plains is a region in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq to the north and east of the city Mosul. The area generally consists of three districts; Tel Keppe, Al-Hamdaniya, and Al-Shikhan. The area includes the ancient Assyrian ruins of the cities of Nineveh, Nimrud and Dur-Sharrukin.

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Located at 36.62 43.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Nineveh Province

Tepe Gawra

Tepe Gawra is an ancient Mesopotamian settlement in northwest Iraq, near the ancient site of Nineveh, 2 miles from Khorsabad and 15 miles northeast of the modern city of Mosul. It is located in modern Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Tepe Gawra Tepe Gawra is located in IraqTepe GawraTepe Gawra Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|29|00|N|43|15|00|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 36.48 43.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Nineveh Province