Al Kārāt

Al Kārāt is a locality in , . Al Kārāt is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Hira.

Town
Photo: Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Public domain.
was an ancient city and a major metropolis located in Mesopotamia, in what is now south-central . It was the capital city of the Lakhmid kingdom, the major Arab client kingdom of the Sasanian Empire in pre-Islamic times, between the fourth and the seventh centuries. is situated 6 km northeast of Al Kārāt.

Al Kārāt

Latitude
31.84933° or 31° 50′ 58″ north
Longitude
44.44179° or 44° 26′ 30″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
8H36RCXR+PP
Geo­Names ID
92371
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Al Kārāt” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الكارات”

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