Qal‘at Abū Khalīl
Qal‘at Abū Khalīl is an abandoned locality in Al-Manathera District, Najaf. Qal‘at Abū Khalīl is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Ḩasan Bin Nāşir, as well as near the locality Tall al Aḩmar.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Hira.
Al-Hira
Town
Photo: Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Public domain.
Al-Hira was an ancient city and a major metropolis located in Mesopotamia, in what is now south-central Iraq. 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. Al-Hira is situated 9 km northeast of Qal‘at Abū Khalīl.
Qal‘at Abū Khalīl
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Qal’at Abu Khalil”
- Location: Al-Manathera District, Najaf, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.83945° or 31° 50′ 22″ northLongitude
44.40766° or 44° 24′ 28″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
8H36RCQ5+Q3GeoNames ID
6779452
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In Other Languages
“Qal‘at Abū Khalīl” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة ابو خليل”
Localities in the Area
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