Explore Qaryat al Amjad in Iraq
Qaryat al Amjad in the region of Wāsiţ is a place in Iraq - some 33 mi or ( 53 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .
Time in Qaryat al Amjad is now 02:31 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ad Diwaniyat ash Sharqiyah, Shaykh Salman al Qamar, Rashid Hajji Hamid, Qasr ar Riyy, and Karbala. Since you are here already, consider visiting Ad Diwaniyat ash Sharqiyah . Where to go and what to see in Qaryat al Amjad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Shaykh Mazhar Air Base
Shaykh Mazhar Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Located at 32.94 44.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tell Uqair
Tell Uqair (Tell Uquair, Tell Aqair) is a tell or settlement mound northeast of Babylon and about 50 miles south of Baghdad in modern Babil Governorate, Iraq. Tell Uqair Tell Uqair is located in IraqTell UqairTell Uqair Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|47|00|N|44|41|00|E|type:city | |name= }}
Located at 32.78 44.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Kutha
Kutha, Cuthah, or Cutha was an ancient city of Sumer on the right bank of the eastern branch of the Upper Euphrates, north of Nippur and around 25 miles northeast of Babylon. It should not be confused with the site Tell Ibrahim Awad in Egypt.
Located at 32.76 44.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Parthian Empire
The Parthian Empire (also known as the Arsacid Empire, was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran better known as ancient Persia. Its latter name comes from Arsaces I of Parthia who, as leader of the Parni tribe, founded it in the mid-3rd century BC when he conquered the Parthia region in Iran's northeast, then a satrapy in rebellion against the Seleucid Empire. Mithridates I of Parthia greatly expanded the empire by seizing Media and Mesopotamia from the Seleucids.
Located at 33.09 44.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Siege of Ctesiphon
The successful Siege of Ctesiphon by the Rashidun army lasted about two months, from January to March 637. Ctesiphon, located on the east bank of the Tigris, was one of the great cities of the Persian Empire, an imperial capital of the Arsacids and of their successors, the Sassanids. Soon after the conquest of the city by Muslims, Sassanid rule in Iraq ended. Ctesiphon is located approximately at Al-Mada'in, 20 miles southeast of the modern city of Baghdad, Iraq, along the river Tigris.
Located at 33.09 44.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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