Al Jāyir
Al Jāyir is a locality in Al-Manathera District, Najaf Governorate. Al Jāyir is situated nearby to the locality ‘Abd al Wāḩid Āl Sakkar, as well as near Al Huwwah.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 4 km northwest of Al Jāyir.
Al Jāyir
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Jayir”
- Location: Al-Manathera District, Najaf Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.85812° or 31° 51′ 29″ northLongitude
44.50564° or 44° 30′ 20″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8H36VG54+67GeoNames ID
6850200
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In Other Languages
“Al Jāyir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الجاير”
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