Sector 61
in Muḩāfaz̧at Baghdād, Iraq
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Baghdad International Airport (3.675 mi) -
Ilam Airport (3.796 mi) - Sulaymaniyah International Airport (3.807 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: 06:28 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:42 am and 6:49 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
Delve into Sector 61
The district Sector 61 of in Muḩāfaz̧at Baghdād is a subburb in Iraq a little north-east of Baghdad, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Baghdad, Abu Ghurayb, At Tarmiyah, Al Mahmudiyah and Baqubah. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 35% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Cristal Grand Ishtar Hotel
Royal Tulip Alrasheed Hotel
Babylon Warwick Hotel
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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.
Baghdad
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Sadr City
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Canal Hotel bombing
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General Security Directorate (Iraq)
The General Security Directorate (GSD) (مديرية الامن العامة, Mudiriyat al-Amn al-Amma) was the intelligence agency of Iraq. It was announced by interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at a press conference in July 2004 in a climate of widespread violence by terrorist groups and the Iraqi insurgency. Although details on its organisation were not made clear at the time, the General Security Directorate's designated mission was to "infiltrate and annihilate Iraq's tenacious insurgency".
Central Bank of Iraq
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Al-Shaab Stadium
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Al Quwa Al Jawiya Stadium
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Al Talaba Stadium
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Waziriyah
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Rusafa
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Saddam Hussein Gymnasium
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Al Rasheed Street
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Al Shorta Stadium
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Khan Murjan
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State Organization for Marketing of Oil
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Ministry of Industry and Minerals (Iraq)
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Alrafidain University College
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Shaduppum
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April 2009 Baghdad bombings
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June 2009 Baghdad bombing
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Emo killings in Iraq
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Capture of Baghdad (1623)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Qiţā‘ Wāḩid wa Sittūn, Sector 61, قطاع 61
