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Touring Qaryat Bashtatmaz al Jadidah in Iraq

Qaryat Bashtatmaz al Jadidah in the region of Nīnawá is located in Iraq - some 205 mi or ( 330 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Qaryat Bashtatmaz al Jadidah is now 06:14 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: Qaryat Yarimjah, Qaryat 'Umarkan, Qaryat as Salamiyah, Qada' al Hamdaniyah, and Kirkuk. Being here already, consider visiting Qaryat Yarimjah . Check out our recommendations for Qaryat Bashtatmaz al Jadidah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Balawat

Balawat is a historical location in Ninawa Governorate, Iraq, 25 km southeast from the city of Mosul and 4 km to the south of the modern Assyrian town of Bakhdida. It was the site of the ancient Neo-Assyrian city of Imgur-Enlil. The meaning of Imgur-Enlil is "Enlil agreed". Note that there was also a wall in ancient Babylon named Imgur-Enlil. Balawat Balawat is located in IraqBalawatBalawat Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|13|00|N|43|25|00|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 36.22 43.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ancient Assyrian cities, Archaeological sites in Iraq, Populated places in Nineveh Province

Battle of the Zab

The Battle of the Zab took place on the banks of the Great Zab river in what is now Iraq on January 25, 750. It spelled the end of the Umayyad Caliphate and the rise of the Abbasids, a dynasty that would last (under various influences and with varying power) until the 13th century.

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Located at 35.99 43.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 750, 750s conflicts, Battles involving the Abbasid Caliphate, Battles involving the Umayyad Caliphate, Muslim civil wars

Mosul International Airport

Mosul International Airport is an airport located at Mosul, Iraq, with a concrete runway. It became a civil airport in 1992 with the construction of a new terminal. After undergoing major renovations to be able to reach international standards and category 1 status, it reopened as a civilian airport on December 2, 2007. The airport does not offer any domestic flights; all commercial flights to and from the airport are to international destinations outside of Iraq.

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Located at 36.31 43.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Airports in Iraq, Mosul

Dair Mar Elia

To be distinguished from the Mar Elias Monastery south of Jerusalem Dair Mar Elia (known in English as Saint Elijah's Monastery) is an abandoned Christian monastery, the oldest in Iraq, dating from the 6th century. It is located in the Ninawa Governorate just south of Mosul. The monastery was founded around 595 AD by Mar Elia, an Assyrian monk who had previously studied at al-Hirah and later in the great monastery at Ezla mountain in Turkey. It was later claimed by the Chaldeans.

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Located at 36.29 43.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 590s establishments, Assyrian Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Christian monasteries in Iraq, Christianity in Iraq

Battle of Gaugamela

The Battle of Gaugamela took place in 331 BC between Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia. The battle, which is also called the Battle of Arbela, resulted in a decisive victory for the Macedonians and led to the fall of the Persian Empire.

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Located at 36.36 43.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 331 BC, Arbil, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire, Battles of Alexander the Great, Military history of Iraq