You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Iraq
  4. »
  5. Ninawa
  6. » Ziwah
Iraq Flag Icon

Ziwah Destination Guide

Discover Ziwah in Iraq

Ziwah in the region of Nīnawá is a place located in Iraq - some 241 mi or ( 388 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ziwah

Local time in Ziwah is now 01:21 PM (Sunday) . 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: Zarkinah, Sufti, Satikah, Sumil, and Rizan. When in this area, you might want to check out Zarkinah . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ziwah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Oriental

1:45 min by fushuang
Views: 52 Rating: 0.00

Orient - auf den Spuren von Kara Bin Nemsi ..

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident

The 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident, sometimes referred to as the Black Hawk Incident, was a friendly fire incident over northern Iraq that occurred on April 14, 1994 during Operation Provide Comfort (OPC). The pilots of two United States Air Force (USAF) F-15 fighter aircraft, operating under the control of a USAF airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, misidentified two United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as Iraqi Mil Mi-24 "Hind" helicopters.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.77 44.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 20th-century military history of the United States, Accidents and incidents involving United States Air Force aircraft, Aircraft shootdown incidents, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1994, Conflicts in 1994, Friendly fire incidents, History of the United States Army, United States Army aviation

Nahla, Iraq

Nahla Valley, is a region in the provinces of Nineveh and Dohuk to the north of Nineveh plains in northern Iraq. The region is mainly inhabited by Assyrians.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.83 43.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements

Barzan, Iraq

The town of Barzan is located along the Great Zab in Erbil Governorate, Iraq. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Ahmed Barzani and Kurdish leader Mustafa Barzani.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.92 44.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Arbil Province

Shanidar Cave

Shanidar Cave is an archaeological site in the Bradost mountain, Zagros Mountains in Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The site is located in the valley of the Great Zab. It was excavated from 1957–1961 by Ralph Solecki and his team from Columbia University and yielded the first adult Neanderthal skeletons in Iraq, dating from 60–80,000 years BP.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.80 44.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Arbil Province, Archaeological sites in Iraq, Caves of Iraq, Neanderthal sites