Al Khaşm
Al Khaşm is a locality in Al-Shirqat District, Salah ad Din Governorate. Al Khaşm is situated nearby to the locality Jamīlah Hūn, as well as near the village Kasbadrah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Assur and Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta.
Assur
Photo: The U.S. Army, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Assur is an ancient Assyrian ruin in Northwestern Iraq. In the Bronze Age, it was an important trade hub. The city remained continuously inhabited for over 4000 years, but was abandoned in the 14th century after the residents were massacred by the Timurid Empire.
Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta
Archaeological site
Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta was a new cult center for Ashur and perhaps a new capital city founded by the Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I just north of Assur. Its name meant "Port Tukulti-Ninurta". Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta is situated 2½ km east of Al Khaşm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Shirqat.
Al-Shirqat
Town
Al-Shirqat is a town west of the Tigris in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, located 294 kilometres northwest of Baghdad. It is the main town of the Al-Shirqat District, and is near the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Assur. Al-Shirqat is situated 3½ km north of Al Khaşm.
Al Khaşm
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Khasm” and “Ḩazam”
- Location: Al-Shirqat District, Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.48632° or 35° 29′ 11″ northLongitude
43.24359° or 43° 14′ 37″ eastElevation
150 metres (492 feet)Open location code
8H75F6PV+GCGeoNames ID
95843
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In Other Languages
“Al Khaşm” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الخصم”
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