Ad Dasim
Ad Dasim is a locality in Al-Manathera District, Najaf Governorate. Ad Dasim is situated nearby to the locality Āl ‘Īsá, as well as near Al Janābāt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Meshkhab and Al-Hira.
Al-Meshkhab
Town
Al-Meshkhab is an Iraqi city and capital of the Al-Meshkhab district situated in the Najaf Governorate, 35 km south of Najaf and 230 km south west of Baghdad. Al-Meshkhab is situated 6 km southeast of Ad Dasim.
Al-Hira
Town
Photo: Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Public domain.
Al-Hira was an ancient Lakhmid Arabic city in Mesopotamia located south of what is now Kufa in south-central Iraq. The Sasanian government established the Lakhmid Kingdom of Hatra on the edge of the Arabian Desert near Iraq in order to both prevent direct confrontation between the two empires and to gain its support in battles against Rome. Al-Hira is situated 8 km northeast of Ad Dasim.
Ad Dasim
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Dasim”, “Qarbat ad Dasim”, “Qarbat ad Dasm”, and “Qaryat ad Dasim”
- Location: Al-Manathera District, Najaf Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.83075° or 31° 49′ 51″ northLongitude
44.43525° or 44° 26′ 7″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8H36RCJP+73GeoNames ID
92390
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In Other Languages
“Ad Dasim” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الدسم”
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