Tall Abū Ţanţīr
Tall Abū Ţanţīr is a hill in Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate and has an elevation of 38 metres. Tall Abū Ţanţīr is situated nearby to the area Minţaqat ar Rawāshid, as well as near the locality Maţlab Maḩmūd.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 38 metres
- Description: hill in Iraq
- Also known as: “Tall Abu Tantir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Iskandariyah New Air Base.
Al-Iskandariyah New Air Base
Aerodrome
Al-Iskandariyah New Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Babil Governorate of Iraq. It was seized by invading U.S. forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Al-Iskandariyah New Air Base is situated 3 km southwest of Tall Abū Ţanţīr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Latifiya and Mahmoudiyah.
Latifiya
Town
Latifiya, named after Latifiya river, is an Iraqi town south of Baghdad, between Mahmoudiyah and Iskandariya, inhabited originally by 97,043 people. It has a mix of Sunni and Shia Muslim population, and surrounded by in the west and the east by rural areas dominated by Sunni Arabs, while its countryside and towns to the north and south are Shia in their majority. Latifiya is situated 6 km east of Tall Abū Ţanţīr.
Mahmoudiyah
Town
Mahmoudiyah is a rural city south of Baghdad. Known as the "Gateway to Baghdad," the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign. Al-Mahmudiya has approximately 350,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Sunni Arabs, over 75% of Al-Mahmudiya are Sunni, as reported by the UNHCR IDPs list. Mahmoudiyah is situated 10 km northeast of Tall Abū Ţanţīr.
Tall Abū Ţanţīr
- Category: landform
- Location: Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Tall Abū Ţanţīr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل ابو طنطير”
- Cebuano: “Tall Abū Ţanţīr”
- Dutch: “Tall Abū Ţanţīr”
- Swedish: “Tall Abū Ţanţīr”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Minţaqat ar Rawāshid and Maţlab Maḩmūd.
Notable Places Nearby
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