Qal‘at Khaţīţ
Qal‘at Khaţīţ is a locality in Kufa District, Najaf Governorate. Qal‘at Khaţīţ is situated nearby to the locality Maz‘al an Nāsir, as well as near Aţ Ţābū.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Manathera District and Al-Shamiya.
Al-Manathera District
Town
Al-Manathera District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq. Al-Manathera District is situated 8 km south of Qal‘at Khaţīţ.
Al-Shamiya
Town
Photo: Qudees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Shamiya is a city in Al-Shamiya District, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq. It is roughly 147 km south of Baghdad on the Al-Shamiya branch of the Euphrates. Al-Shamiya is situated 9 km east of Qal‘at Khaţīţ.
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 10 km south of Qal‘at Khaţīţ.
Qal‘at Khaţīţ
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qal’at Khatit”
- Location: Kufa District, Najaf Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.97875° or 31° 58′ 44″ northLongitude
44.49452° or 44° 29′ 40″ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8H36XFHV+GRGeoNames ID
6779398
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In Other Languages
“Qal‘at Khaţīţ” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة خطيط”
Localities in the Area
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