Ash Shuhadā’
in Mahmudiya District of Muḩāfaz̧at Baghdād, Iraq
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Baghdad International Airport (16 mi) -
Ilam Airport (125 mi) - Sulaymaniyah International Airport (182 mi)
- Samarra Archaeological City (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.053 and 44.340 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 3' 9" and E 44° 20' 24"
- 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: 11:20 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:11 am and 6:47 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: 2024-05-04 08:22:41
Discover Ash Shuhadā’
Ash Shuhadā’ in Mahmudiya District (Muḩāfaz̧at Baghdād) is a city in Iraq about 20 mi (or 33 km) south of Baghdad, the country's capital city.
Local time in Ash Shuhadā’ is now 11:20 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Baghdad with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 3 airports in the vicinity of Ash Shuhadā’, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Iraq is Baghdad International Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 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 94 mi (or 151 km), North.
When in this area, 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: 29°C / 84 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 30°C / 86 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 32% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
31°C (87 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
30°C (86 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
30°C (85 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
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.
~ American Soldiers Tease Iraqi Kids With Water ~
A video showing US soldiers in Iraq taunting thirsty children with a bottle of water has caused outrage. The footage shows a group of children desperately chasing...
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 Ash Shuhadā’.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Qaryat Shayā‘ Ḩusayn ‘Alī, Ash Shuhadā’, Ḩayy ash Shuhadā’, قرية شياع حسين علي, الشهداء, حي الشهداء
