Maḩmūd al Ḩamad
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 (153 mi)
- Erbil International Airport (168 mi)
- Samarra Archaeological City (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Hatra (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.180 and 42.380 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 10' 46" and E 42° 22' 47"
- 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: 03:01 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:33 am and 6:45 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: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Explore Maḩmūd al Ḩamad
Maḩmūd al Ḩamad in Haditha District (Muḩāfaz̧at al Anbār) is located in Iraq about 130 mi (or 209 km) north-west of Baghdad, the country's capital.
Local time in Maḩmūd al Ḩamad is now 03:01 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Baghdad with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 4 airports in the wider vicinity of Maḩmūd al Ḩamad, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Iraq is Baghdad International Airport in a distance of 124 mi (or 200 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 83 mi (or 134 km), East.
Depending on your travel schedule, 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: 33°C / 92 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 33°C / 91 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 15% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
32°C (89 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
30°C (87 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
30°C (87 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh 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:
Maḩmūd al Ḩamad, محمود الحمد
