Ali Base

Ali Base is an airbase in , . Ali Base is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ali Air Base and The ancient city of Ur.

Aerodrome
Photo: Grondemar, Public domain.
Nasiriyah Airport is a public and military airport located 23 km southwest of , . It is also known as Tallil Air Base until December 2011 and Imam until March 2017, when the base was used by United States Armed Forces.

Protected area
Photo: lubinski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ur was a major Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in , . Although Ur was a coastal city near the mouth of the on the , the coastline has shifted and the site is now well inland, on the south bank of the , 16 km southwest of the city of . is situated 3 km northeast of Ali Base.

Archaeological site
Photo: Hardnfast, CC BY 3.0.
The is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the city of near , in present-day , . The structure was built during the Early Bronze Age by King Ur-Nammu of the Third Dynasty of Ur. is situated 3½ km north of Ali Base.

Ali Base

Latitude
30.93556° or 30° 56′ 8″ north
Longitude
46.09001° or 46° 5′ 24″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
ICAO airport code
ORTL
United Nations Location Code
IQ TLL
Open location code
8H28W3PR+62
Geo­Names ID
11499695
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