Discover Kir Faqir in Iraq
Kir Faqir in the region of Nīnawá is a place located in Iraq - some 230 mi or ( 371 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .
Local time in Kir Faqir is now 12:30 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Shaykah Kalak, Qadsiyah, Kandalah, Khamis Kuchik, and Kirkuk. When in this area, you might want to check out Shaykah Kalak . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kir Faqir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at 36.69 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Bashiqa
Bashiqa, is a town located in the Al-Hamdaniya District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Bashiqa's residents are mostly Yazidis, Assyrian Christians and Muslims. In 2007, a large mob in the Yazidi community in Bashiqa lynched a local 17-year-old Yazidi girl as “armed and uniformed police st[oo oo]d by watching her being killed over several minutes”.
Located at 36.45 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Bahzani
Bahzani, is a town located in the Al-Hamdaniya District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Bahzani's residents are mostly Yazidis, Assyrian Christians and Muslims.
Located at 36.45 43.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Qasrok, Iraq
Qasrok, is a town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Qasrok'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.
Located at 36.70 43.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Shibaniba
Tell Billa (located 15 miles northeast of modern Mosul in Ninawa Governorate, Iraq) was the Ancient Near East city of Sibaniba, not far from Assur.
Located at 36.43 43.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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