Qaryat Maḩmūd Wayj
Qaryat Maḩmūd Wayj is a locality in Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate. Qaryat Maḩmūd Wayj is situated nearby to the locality ‘Arkūb Abū ‘Awsīj, as well as near Qaryat al Ma‘ālī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sippar.
Sippar
Hill
Sippar was an ancient Near Eastern Sumerian and later Babylonian city on the east bank of the Euphrates river. Its tell is located at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah near Yusufiyah in Iraq's Baghdad Governorate, some 69 km north of Babylon and 30 km southwest of Baghdad. Sippar is situated 3½ km northwest of Qaryat Maḩmūd Wayj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yusufiyah and Mahmoudiyah.
Yusufiyah
Town
Yusufiyah is a regional township in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Yusufiyah is situated 6 km north of Qaryat Maḩmūd Wayj.
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 9 km east of Qaryat Maḩmūd Wayj.
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 9 km east of Qaryat Maḩmūd Wayj.
Qaryat Maḩmūd Wayj
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qaryat Mahmud Wayj”
- Location: Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.0326° or 33° 1′ 57″ northLongitude
44.27161° or 44° 16′ 18″ eastElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
8H5627MC+2JGeoNames ID
6927424
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In Other Languages
“Qaryat Maḩmūd Wayj” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرية محمود ويج”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as ‘Arkūb Abū ‘Awsīj and Qaryat al Ma‘ālī.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tall Maḩmīd and Tall al Ḩamrā’.
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