Ḩayy Kassār

Ḩayy Kassār is a locality in Al-Shamiya District, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate. Ḩayy Kassār is situated near the locality Sayyid Muḩsin, as well as near the hamlet Ridam Al Marzuk.

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 7 km south of Ḩayy Kassār.

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 7 km east of Ḩayy Kassār.

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 south of Ḩayy Kassār.

Ḩayy Kassār

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Hayy Kassar”
Location: Al-Shamiya District, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.96274° or 31° 57′ 46″ north

Longitude

44.51537° or 44° 30′ 55″ east

Elevation

25 metres (82 feet)

Open location code

8H36XG78+34

GeoNames ID

6850074

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In Other Languages

“Ḩayy Kassār” goes by many names.

Arabic: “حي كسار”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sayyid Muḩsin and Ridam Al Marzuk.

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Highlights: Tall Kharkhat and Qal‘at al Khatit ‘Abd Irī.

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