Qaryat Abū Sham‘
in Mahmudiya District of Muḩāfaz̧at Baghdād, Iraq
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Baghdad International Airport (17 mi) -
Ilam Airport (125 mi) - Sulaymaniyah International Airport (183 mi)
- Samarra Archaeological City (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.040 and 44.346 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 2' 24" and E 44° 20' 45"
- 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: 06:38 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:33 am and 5:00 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -23.178 and -134.915 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Akamaru - 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 Abū Sham‘
Qaryat Abū Sham‘ in Mahmudiya District (Muḩāfaz̧at Baghdād) is a town located in Iraq about 21 mi (or 34 km) south of Baghdad, the country's capital place.
Time in Qaryat Abū Sham‘ is now 06:38 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Baghdad with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 3 airports nearby Qaryat Abū Sham‘, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Iraq is Baghdad International Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Samarra Archaeological City in a distance of 95 mi (or 152 km), North.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Al Mahmudiyah, Al Musayyib, Baghdad, Abu Ghurayb and Al Mahawil. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 34% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 77% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
25°C (77 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
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Fire Fight 18 Oct
US/Iraqi Army convoy ambushed at night (very difficult to see) while stopped on a main supply route in Iraq. Three US vehicles and sixteen IA vehicles. Footage taken by a public affairs team...
من اقوى المقالب المضحكة جدا جدا جدا
من اقوي المقالب المضحكه هتموت عل نفسك من الضحك.
اهداء الى المرحوم الشهيد السعيد ابراهيم مؤيد الساعدي من ابو منتظر التميمي
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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.
Mahmudiyah killings
The Mahmudiyah killings was the gang-rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by United States Army soldiers on March 12, 2006, and the murder of her family, in a house to the southwest of Yusufiyah, a village to the west of the town of Al-Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Five U.S. Army soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment were charged with the crimes: (I) SGT Paul E. Cortez, (II) SPC James P. Barker, (III) PFC Jesse V. Spielman, (IV) PFC Brian L. Howard and (V) PFC Steven D. Green (whom the U.S.
Mahmoudiyah, Iraq
Mahmoudiyah (also transliterated Mahmudiyah, Mahmoudi, or Mahmoodiyah, prefixed usually with Al-) is a Sunni Arab Iraqi rural city south of Baghdad. Known as the “Gateway to Baghdad,” the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign. Mahmudiya District has approximately 550,000 inhabitants, about 92 percent of them Sunni Arabs and the rest mostly Shias.
Mahmudiya District
Al-Mahmudiya (المحمودية) is a district in Babylon Governorate, Iraq. Mahmudiya District has approximately 550,000 inhabitants, about 92 percent of them Sunni Arabs and the rest mostly Shias. Most of the inhabitants live in rural areas. This region inhabit by 5 tribes: Al Janabi, Dulaim, Al Ubaid, Qarghoul and Al Jubour
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Qaryat Abū Sham‘.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Qaryat Abū Sham‘, قرية أبو شمع
