Qaryat ash Shaykh Jadīd
in Haditha District of Muḩāfaz̧at al Anbār, Iraq
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Baghdad International Airport (124 mi) -
Deir ez-Zor Airport (147 mi) - Mosul International Airport (154 mi)
- Erbil International Airport (169 mi)
- Samarra Archaeological City (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Hatra (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.167 and 42.376 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 10' 1" and E 42° 22' 32"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dinar - IQD
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:45 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:44 am and 5:05 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Touring Qaryat ash Shaykh Jadīd
Qaryat ash Shaykh Jadīd in Haditha District (Muḩāfaz̧at al Anbār) is a town located in Iraq about 130 mi (or 209 km) north-west of Baghdad, the country's capital place.
Time in Qaryat ash Shaykh Jadīd is now 09:45 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Baghdad with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 4 airports nearby Qaryat ash Shaykh Jadīd, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Iraq is Baghdad International Airport in a distance of 124 mi (or 199 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Iraq is Samarra Archaeological City in a distance of 84 mi (or 134 km), East.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hadithah, Al Haqlaniyah, 'Anah, Rawah and Hit. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 35% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 33% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
21°C (71 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
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.
Haditha
Haditha (حديثة, al-Haditha) is a city in the western Iraqi Al Anbar Governorate, about 240 km northwest of Baghdad. It is a farming town situated on the Euphrates River at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34|08|23|N|42|22|41|E|type:city(90,000)_region:IQ | |name= }}. Its population of around 100,000 people is predominantly Sunni Muslim Arabs.
Haditha killings
The Haditha killings (also called the Haditha incident or the Haditha massacre) refers to the incident in which 24 unarmed Iraqi men, women and children were killed by a group of United States Marines on November 19, 2005 in Haditha, a city in the western Iraqi province of Al Anbar. All those killed were civilians. The dead included several children and elderly people, who were shot multiple times at close range while unarmed.
Haditha Dam
The Haditha Dam or Qadisiya Dam is an earth-fill dam on the Euphrates, north of Haditha, creating Lake Qadisiyah. The dam is just over 9 kilometres long and 57 metres high. The purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectricity, regulate the flow of the Euphrates and provide water for irrigation. It is the second-largest hydroelectric contributor to the power system in Iraq behind the Mosul Dam.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Qaryat ash Shaykh Jadīd, قرية الشيخ جديد
