Qaryat al Maḩaţţah
in Al-Faris of Muhafazat Salah ad Din, Iraq
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Baghdad International Airport (39 mi) -
Ilam Airport (124 mi) - Sulaymaniyah International Airport (134 mi)
- Erbil International Airport (168 mi)
- Mosul International Airport (183 mi)
- Samarra Archaeological City (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (Unesco heritage, 127 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.823 and 44.261 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 49' 21" and E 44° 15' 39"
- 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: 10:56 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:26 am and 6:37 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
Touring Qaryat al Maḩaţţah
Qaryat al Maḩaţţah in Al-Faris (Muhafazat Salah ad Din) is a town located in Iraq about 34 mi (or 55 km) north of Baghdad, the country's capital place.
Time in Qaryat al Maḩaţţah is now 10:56 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Baghdad with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 5 airports nearby Qaryat al Maḩaţţah, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Iraq is Baghdad International Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 62 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Iraq is Samarra Archaeological City in a distance of 44 mi (or 70 km), North-West.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: At Tarmiyah, Balad, Al Khalis, Baqubah and Baghdad. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 35°C / 95 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 34°C / 93 °F |
| Night Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 13% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 7% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
35°C (95 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
34°C (93 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
32°C (90 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Sandstorm on Camp Taji
Sandstorm.
Sandstorm on Camp Taji 2
Sandstorm2.
Tigris river crossing
This is a tank protecting the pontoon bridge crossing the Tigris river on MSR Bismark.The Tigris Restaurant on the left was open for business to the locals.
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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.
Dujail
Dujail is a small Shi'a town in the Saladin Province. It is situated about 65 kilometers north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and has approximately 10,000 inhabitants. It is the site of the 1982 Dujail Massacre and the 2008 Dujail bombing.
Al-Faris
Al-Faris is the district capital of Al-Faris District in the Salah al-Din Governorate in Iraq.
2008 Dujail bombing
The 12 September 2008 Dujail bombing occurred around 1800 local time (1500 GMT), on 12 September 2008 in Dujail, Salah ad Din Governorate, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated an explosive laden car into a police station killing 31 and injuring 60. A nearby medical clinic was also damaged. The attack occurred at around 6:20 pm local time. The attack was blamed on Al-qaeda by US military, was biggest attack in Iraq in months and came at a time when the violence had fallen to a 4 year low.
These districts belong to Qaryat al Maḩaţţah.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Qaryat al Maḩaţţah.
- Al Katun
- Mazlum
- Al Yarmuk
- Hayy al Hasan al 'Askari
- Al 'Uthmaniyah
- Al Hajjiyah
- Mahmud ash Shayb
- Al Mafrak
- Hayy as Salam
- Al Mu'allimin
- Al Iskan as Sina'i
- Al Huwaydir
- Ba'qubah al Jadidah
- Qaryat Umm al 'Azam
- Mustafa Rayyis
- Saba' Al Bor
- As Saray
- Shuftah
- Hayy al Amin
- Hayy as Sawamrah
- At Takiyah
- Suq Ba'qubah al Kabir
- Sulayma Hawwar
- As Sawamirah
- Al Hayy al 'Asri
- Hayy al Muhandisin
- Hayy al Faris
- Mustafa al Husayn
- Hayy al 'Ummal
- Jurf al Milh
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Qaryat al Maḩaţţah.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Qaryat al Maḩaţţah, قرية المحطة
