Qaryat Umm al ‘Az̧ām
in Al-Muqdadiya District of Diyālá, Iraq
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Baghdad International Airport (3.675 mi) - Mosul International Airport (3.730 mi)
- Erbil International Airport (3.766 mi)
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Ilam Airport (3.796 mi) - Sulaymaniyah International Airport (3.807 mi)
- Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (3.858 mi)
- Sanandaj Airport (3.880 mi)
- Samarra Archaeological City (Unesco heritage, 3.692 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dinar - IQD
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 09:56 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:46 am and 6:53 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -23.178 and -134.915 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Akamaru - References
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Safety Score: 4,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Iraq.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Iraq. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Qaryat Umm al ‘Az̧ām
The district Qaryat Umm al ‘Az̧ām of in Al-Muqdadiya District (Diyālá) is a subburb in Iraq about 29 mi north-east of Baghdad, the country's capital city.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Baqubah, Al Khalis, At Tarmiyah, Al Miqdadiyah and Baghdad. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 34% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
17°C (63 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
19°C (65 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
19°C (66 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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U.S. Air Strike on Al Zarqawi | Terrorist Taken Out by F-16
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons dropping two 500-lb. bombs on a farmhouse killing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Scenes include flight footage of the farmhouse...
Fire in the hole!
On our way out of Iraq, we stayed for a few days with our platoon that was living at a police station in the middle of Baqubah. Every week, all the unexploded ordinance that was found was put...
Rip It commercial while on patrol.
Rip It commercial while on patrol in Baqubah, Iraq 2007.
Fire fight in Baquba Iraq
We always had a good time fighting the crazy insurgents.
FOB Warhorse Female MMA Combatives Fight July 3, 2010 1st Round
Round 1 of the Warhorse combatives smoker on July 3, 2010. This was one of two girl bouts of the night. Rematch between SFC Erica Lehmkuhl (33) and SPC Alicia Dimilio (20). Sorry but the sound...
MY IRAQ VLOG VOL3
eat your heart out, dante.
FOB Warhorse Female MMA Combatives Fight, 03 July 2010, Declaring the victor
Final piece of video from the FOB Warhorse combatives, MMA fight on 03 July 2010.
انظر ماذا قال يونس محمود في برنامج عن العراق ......
https://www.facebook.com/jasim.mohammed13.
FIRE IN THE HOLE
some of the IEDs we found.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Baqubah
Baqubah is the capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate. The city is located some 50 km to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River. In 2003 it had an estimated population of some 467,900 people. Baqubah served as a way station between Baghdad and Khorasan on the medieval Silk Road. During the Abbasid Caliphate, it was known for its date and fruit orchards, irrigated by the Nahrawan Canal.
Buhriz
Buhriz is an Iraqi town of about 40,000 located 25 miles north of Baghdad and 6 miles south of the major city of Baquba. The town of Buhriz is heavily agricultural, located on fertile land along the Diyala River and engaged in the cultivation of date palms, orange trees, and other crops. It maintains a rural character despite its proximity to Baquba and Baghdad, with many residents living in traditional mud huts with some concrete-block houses.
Eshnunna
Eshnunna was an ancient Sumerian city and city-state in central Mesopotamia. Although situated in the Diyala Valley north-east of Sumer proper, the city nonetheless belonged securely within the Sumerian cultural milieu. The tutelary deity of the city was Tishpak (Tišpak).
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.
Al Ba'quba Stadium
Al Ba'quba Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Diyala, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Diyala football club. The stadium holds 10,000 people.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi; October 30, 1966 – June 7, 2006, born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh was a Jordanian militant Islamist who ran a paramilitary training camp in Afghanistan. He became known after going to Iraq and being responsible for a series of bombings, beheadings, and attacks during the Iraq War. He formed al-Tawhid wal-Jihad in the 1990s, and led it until his death in June 2006.
Al Khalis
Al Khalis, Khalis or Al Khales is a town roughly 15 kilometers (9 mi) North of Baqubah in one of the six districts of the Diyala Governorate. In the Arabic language, Al Khalis translates to the word pure. The word is derived from the verb Khalasa which translates to "rid off". Al Khalis now is a collection of many neighbourhoods which was built around a tiny farming village known as Alibat.
Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman
Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died June 7, 2006), also Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman or Sheik Abd Al-Rahman, was the spiritual advisor to al-Qaeda in Iraq until his death in June 2006.
Hebheb City
Hebheb City or Hubhib is a city in Diyala province in Iraq.
Khan Bani Saad City
Khan Bani Saad City or Khan Bani sa'ad is a city in Diyala province in Iraq.
University of Diyala
The University of Diyala is an Iraqi university located in Baquba, Diyala Province, Iraq. It was established in 1999.
Tell Ishchali
Ishchali, in the modern Diyala Governorate in Iraq (on the Diyala River, a tributary of the Tigris), was the ancient town of Nerebtum or Kiti in the city-state of Eshnunna. The site lies about three miles south and seven miles east of the modern city of Baghdad and 15 miles southeast of Eshnunna.
Tell Agrab
Tell Agrab (or Aqrab) is a tell or settlement mound 15 miles east of Eshnunna in the Diyala region.
Baquba Air Base
Baquba 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.
Khan Bani Sad Air Base
Khan Bani Sad 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.
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