Ḩayy al ‘Askarī
District of 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:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 05:08 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:12 am and 5:47 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: 2024-05-01 08:01:32
Delve into Ḩayy al ‘Askarī
The district Ḩayy al ‘Askarī of Qaryat al Maḩaţţah in Al-Faris (Muhafazat Salah ad Din) is a subburb in Iraq about 34 mi north of Baghdad, the country's capital town.
While being here, 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: 27°C / 81 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 30°C / 86 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 43% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 8% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
23°C (73 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
27°C (80 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
32°C (89 °F)
29°C (83 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
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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.
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.
Al-Faris
Al-Faris is the district capital of Al-Faris District in the Salah al-Din Governorate in Iraq.
Al Tarmia
Al Tarmia or Tarmiyah is a town in the Al Faris district of the baghdad Governorate in Iraq. The area is a sparsely populated farming community. The population is made up of mostly Sunni peoples from various local tribes including the Dulaym, Al Bu Farraj and the Al Ddury. Tarmiya was the main site for electromagnetic isotope separation (EMIS) program for the enrichment of uranium. The site included both 1200 mm and 600 mm separators.
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.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ḩayy al ‘Askarī, حي العسكري
