Kuwayt

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Mosque of Samarra and Al-Askari Shrine.

Archaeological site
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The or Al-Malwiya Mosque is a former congregational mosque, now in partial ruins, in , in the of .

Mosque
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The , also known as the 'Askariyya Shrine and the Al-Askari Mosque, is the mausoleums of the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams, Ali al-Hadi and Ḥasan al- Askari, located in the city of .

Power station
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The is a multi-purpose barrage on the Tigris River adjacent of and north of Baghdad, Iraq. The main purpose of the dam is to divert floodwater in the Tigris River to through the Tharthar depression along with irrigation and an 84 MW hydro-electricity station. is situated 2½ km southwest of Kuwayt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samarra.

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is a city in 's . In 2007, UNESCO named one of its World Heritage Sites.

Kuwayt

Latitude
34.21667° or 34° 13′ north
Longitude
43.86667° or 43° 52′ east
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
8H656V88+MM
Geo­Names ID
94049
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