Al Askari
in Al-Hilla District of Muḩāfaz̧at Bābil, Iraq

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
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: 06:33 PM (Sunday)
Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:41 am and 6:48 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Iraq in Western Asia

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 Al Askari

The district Al Askari of in Al-Hilla District (Muḩāfaz̧at Bābil) is a subburb located in Iraq about 56 mi south of Baghdad, the country's capital place.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Al Hindiyah, Al Hillah, Al Mahawil, Karbala and Al Musayyib. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 76 °F

Morning Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Evening Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Night Temperature 21°C / 69 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 25%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 87% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Monday, 18th of November 2024

26°C (79 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 19th of November 2024

26°C (78 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Wednesday, 20th of November 2024

25°C (77 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

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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.

Etemenanki

Etemenanki was the name of a ziggurat dedicated to Marduk in the city of Babylon of the 6th century BCE Neo-Babylonian dynasty. Originally seven stories in height, little remains of it now except ruins.

Located at 32.5364, 44.4208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.660 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
6th-century BC architecture, Ziggurats, Tower of Babel

Ishtar Gate

The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.

Located at 32.5433, 44.4222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.661 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
6th-century BC architecture, Babylon, Visitor attractions in Iraq, Antikensammlung Berlin, Nebuchadnezzar II, Babylonian art and architecture, Sculpture of the Ancient Near East

Borsippa

Borsippa was an important ancient city of Sumer, built on both sides of a lake about 17.7 km southwest of Babylon on the east bank of the Euphrates. The site of Borsippa is in Babylon Province, Iraq and now called Birs Nimrud, the Arabs identifying the site with Nimrod.

Located at 32.392, 44.3417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.651 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Babil Governorate, Sumerian cities, Former populated places in Iraq, Archaeological sites in Iraq

Esagila

The Ésagila, a Sumerian name signifying "É (temple) whose top is lofty", was a temple dedicated to Marduk, the protector god of Babylon. It lay south of the ziggurat Etemenanki. In this temple was the cult image inhabited by Marduk, surrounded by cult images of the cities that had fallen under the hegemony of the Babylonian Empire from the 18th century BC; there was also a little lake which was named Abzu by the Babylonian priests.

Located at 32.5339, 44.4214 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.660 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Babylonia, Ancient Near East temples

Hindiya

Al-Hindiya or Hindiya is a city in Iraq on the Euphrates River. Nouri al Maliki went to school there in his younger days. Al-Hindiya is located in the Kerbala Governorate. The city used to be known as Tuwairij, which gives name to the "Tuwairij run" that takes place here every year as part of the Mourning of Muharram on the Day of Ashura.

Located at 32.5442, 44.2197 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.650 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Karbala Province, District capitals of Iraq

Al-Mahawil

Al-Mahawil (also Mahawil, Al Maḩāwīl, Qaḑā’ al Maḩāwīl, and Khān al Mahawīl) is a Sunni Arab city in southern Iraq in the Babil Governorate.

Located at 32.6608, 44.4078 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.664 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Babylon Province, District capitals of Iraq

Hindiya Barrage

The Hindiya Barrage is located on the Euphrates south of the town of Musayyib in Babil Governorate, Iraq. It was designed by British civil engineer William Willcocks in response to the silting up of the Hillah branch of the Euphrates. Construction of the dam, with a length of over 250 metres, lasted between 1911 and 1913. Between 1984 and 1989, a new dam was built several kilometres upstream as a replacement for the Hindiya Barrage.

Located at 32.7128, 44.2669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.658 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Babil Governorate, Dams in Iraq, Euphrates, Dams completed in 1913