Qaryat Majūr
Qaryat Majūr is a locality in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq. Qaryat Majūr is situated nearby to the locality Āl Ḩamīd, as well as near the abandoned locality Al ‘Aryān.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Manathera District and Al-Hira.
Al-Manathera District
Town
Al-Manathera District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq. Al-Manathera District is situated 4½ km southwest of Qaryat Majūr.
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 state 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 6 km southwest of Qaryat Majūr.
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 northeast of Qaryat Majūr.
Qaryat Majūr
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qaryat Majur”
- Location: Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.92719° or 31° 55′ 38″ northLongitude
44.52771° or 44° 31′ 40″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
8H36WGGH+V3GeoNames ID
6850188
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In Other Languages
“Qaryat Majūr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرية مجور”
Localities in the Area
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