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Arab wa Shaykh Ghadir Destination Guide

Touring Arab wa Shaykh Ghadir in Iraq

Arab wa Shaykh Ghadir in the region of Şalāḩ ad Dīn is located in Iraq - some 100 mi or ( 161 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Arab wa Shaykh Ghadir is now 10:11 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: Tikrit, Kirkuk, Karbala, Arbil Governorate, and Baqubah. Being here already, consider visiting Tikrit . Check out our recommendations for Arab wa Shaykh Ghadir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Tikrit East Air Base

Tikrit East Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Kirkuk Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.

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Located at 34.61 43.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Bases of the United States Air Force, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Iraqi Air Force bases

Khasa River

The Khasa River is a winterbourne river which runs through the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq. It dries up completely in the summer but turns into a raging river in the winter, flooding its banks at times as happened in the 1950s. The river has symbolic value to the city's inhabitants. It is one of the tributaries of the Tigris River.

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Located at 34.92 44.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Rivers of Iraq, Shatt al-Arab basin

Battle of Nahrawan

The Battle of Nahrawan was a battle between Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (the 1st Shi'a Imam, and the fourth Sunni Caliph) and the Kharijites, near Nahrawan, twelve miles from Baghdad. After the unsatisfactory conclusion to the Battle of Siffin, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib returned with his army back to Kufa on the 13th of Safar 37 A.H. (~30 July 657 C.E.). During the march, a group of 12,000 men kept themselves at a distance from the main part of the army.

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Located at 34.52 43.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate, Muslim civil wars, Shia days of remembrance

Al-Awja

This article is about a town in Iraq. For the West Bank town, see al-Auja, Jericho. For the past Bedouin village, see Auja al-Hafir. For the river, see Yarkon River. Not to be confused with Ouya.

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Located at 34.53 43.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Populated places in Saladin Province