Qaryat Kurayţ
in Mahmudiya District of Muḩāfaz̧at Baghdād, Iraq

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
33.043 and 44.399 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 33° 2' 34" and E 44° 23' 56"
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: 02:52 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:53 am and 6:20 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-23.178 and -134.915 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Akamaru
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Iraq in Western Asia

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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Discover Qaryat Kurayţ

Qaryat Kurayţ in Mahmudiya District (Muḩāfaz̧at Baghdād) is a city in Iraq about 21 mi (or 33 km) south of Baghdad, the country's capital city.

Local time in Qaryat Kurayţ is now 02:52 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Baghdad with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 3 airports in the vicinity of Qaryat Kurayţ, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Iraq is Baghdad International Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 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 96 mi (or 154 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: 24°C / 76 °F

Morning Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Evening Temperature 25°C / 76 °F
Night Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 27%
Air Pressure 1020 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 1% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Friday, 29th of March 2024

27°C (80 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

28°C (82 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

28°C (83 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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Fire Fight 18 Oct

Published: November 30, 2008
Length: 34:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: majmotes

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

Published: March 15, 2014
Length: 16:05 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: medo tag

من اقوي المقالب المضحكه هتموت عل نفسك من الضحك.


اهداء الى المرحوم الشهيد السعيد ابراهيم مؤيد الساعدي من ابو منتظر التميمي

Published: December 10, 2013
Length: 44:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: wajdi altamimi


prep vid 2 B.O.B

Published: September 23, 2009
Length: 03:42 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: jwbengel

ok redid the video and as i said before their are many places you can and if you know a place or site post it. thanks for the support.


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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.

Located at 33.0667, 44.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2006 crimes, 2006 in Iraq, Massacres in Iraq, War crimes in Iraq, War rape, Mass murder in 2006, United States military scandals, Civilian casualties in the Iraq War, War crimes committed by the United States, Women's rights in Iraq

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

Located at 33.0667, 44.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Babylon Province

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Qaryat Kurayţ, قرية كريط