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Kurfanat Destination Guide

Delve into Kurfanat in Iraq

Kurfanat in the region of Şalāḩ ad Dīn is a city in Iraq - some 32 mi or ( 52 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Current time in Kurfanat is now 10:11 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tikrit, Qaryat Jayzani al Imam, As Sindiyah, Karbala, and Baqubah. While being here, make sure to check out Tikrit . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kurfanat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Tigris river crossing

0:20 min by steelbreezzz
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This is a tank protecting the pontoon bridge crossing the Tigris river on MSR Bismark.The Tigris Restaurant on the left was open for business to the locals. ..

fire fight in iraq1

1:07 min by swiz2135
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just north of baghdad, in the cp.59-595a area outside lsaa. i was in an asv, i hit three dudes with a mk19 and watched them split and desinergrate. kinda scarry. my xbox live name is MNnightmare hit m ..


Sandstorm on Camp Taji 2

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Sandstorm on Camp Taji

0:17 min by TH4x4Ranger
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Sandstorm ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Al-Faris

Al-Faris is the district capital of Al-Faris District in the Salah al-Din Governorate in Iraq.

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Located at 33.83 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Saladin Province

Dujail

Dujail is a small Shi'a town in the Saladin Province. It is situated about 65 kilometers north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and has approximately 10,000 inhabitants. It is the site of the 1982 Dujail Massacre and the 2008 Dujail bombing.

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Located at 33.85 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Dujail, Populated places in Saladin Province

2008 Dujail bombing

The 12 September 2008 Dujail bombing occurred around 1800 local time (1500 GMT), on 12 September 2008 in Dujail, Salah ad Din Governorate, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated an explosive laden car into a police station killing 31 and injuring 60. A nearby medical clinic was also damaged. The attack occurred at around 6:20 pm local time. The attack was blamed on Al-qaeda by US military, was biggest attack in Iraq in months and came at a time when the violence had fallen to a 4 year low.

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Located at 33.85 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Dujail, Mass murder in 2008, Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq, Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2008

Joint Base Balad

Joint Base Balad, formerly Balad Air Base and Logistics Support Area Anaconda, or simply LSA Anaconda - formerly known as Al-Bakr Air Base and known in popular media as Camp Anaconda - was one of the largest United States military bases in Iraq during the Iraq War. It was formerly the largest Iraqi Air Force base during the Saddam Hussein era. The Army's 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and the Air Force's 332d Air Expeditionary Wing were headquartered at JBB.

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Located at 33.93 44.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Bases of the United States Air Force, Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Joint bases of the United States military

Hibhib

Hibhib is a small village in northern Iraq, located 8 km, northwest of the town of Baquba. A previous leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi maintained a safehouse in the village. He was meeting with his spiritual advisor when the house was bombed by aircraft from the U.S. -led multinational coalition force, killing him.

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Located at 33.78 44.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Diyala Province