Ḩayy Fāḑil Yāsīn
District of Şāliḩ Barīwī
Diyālá - Iraq

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.

Located at 33.75, 44.6333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
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Populated places in Diyala Province, Populated places along the Silk Road, District capitals of Iraq, Cities in Iraq

Hawija

Hawija is a town near Kirkuk north of Baghdad. Hawijah is in the Al-Tamim province of Iraq and approximately 30 miles south of Kirkuk. There are approximately 450,000 people in and around Hawijah with an estimated 80% Sunni Population. While the city itself has about 150.000 with 98% Sunni population. U.S. and Iraqi forces have experienced numerous lethal attacks in the area from Sunni insurgents.

Located at 34.0167, 44.3833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Populated places in Kirkuk Province

Joint Base Balad

Joint Base Balad, formerly Balad Air Base and Logistics Support Area Anaconda, or simply LSA Anaconda - formerly known as Al-Bakr Air Base and known in popular media as Camp Anaconda - was one of the largest United States military bases in Iraq during the Iraq War. It was formerly the largest Iraqi Air Force base during the Saddam Hussein era. The Army's 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and the Air Force's 332d Air Expeditionary Wing were headquartered at JBB.

Located at 33.9333, 44.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Bases of the United States Air Force, Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Joint bases of the United States military

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.

Located at 33.7833, 44.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in Diyala Province

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.

Located at 33.8008, 44.5135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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1966 births, 2006 deaths, 20th-century criminals, 21st-century criminals, War crimes committed by Islamist militant groups, Deaths by airstrike, Iraqi insurgency, Jordanian al-Qaeda members, Jordanian prisoners and detainees, Members of al-Qaeda in Iraq, People from Amman, People sentenced to death in absentia, Prisoners and detainees of Jordan, Terrorism in Iraq, Filmed deaths

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.

Located at 33.8333, 44.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in Diyala Province, District capitals of Iraq

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.

Located at 33.8008, 44.5135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Year of birth missing, 2006 deaths, 2006 crimes, Iraqi al-Qaeda members, Members of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Iraqi insurgency, Deaths by airstrike, People murdered in Iraq

Camp Ashraf

Camp Ashraf or Ashraf City was a refugee camp in Iraq's Diyala province and headquarters of the exiled People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK). The population used to be around 3,400 in 2012 but 2,000 have been relocated to BIAP (Baghdad International Airport) with 1,500 of the leadership and staunch resisters, remain at Camp Ashraf.

Located at 34.0636, 44.5733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Refugee camps

Hebheb City

Hebheb City or Hubhib is a city in Diyala province in Iraq.

Located at 33.798, 44.518 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Diyala Province

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.

Located at 33.7944, 44.6019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Iraqi Air Force bases