Atlal Nafar
Atlal Nafar is a locality in Afak District, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate. Atlal Nafar is situated nearby to the locality Nahr al Majari, as well as near Nahr as Sulayhi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nippur.
Nippur
Archaeological site
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Nippur was an ancient Sumerian city. It was the special seat of the worship of the Sumerian god Enlil, the "Lord Wind", ruler of the cosmos, subject to An alone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afak.
Afak
Town
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Afak is a town in Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq. It is located 25 km northeast of Al Diwaniyah and 170 km south of Baghdad. As of 2026, the estimated population of the Afak district is 165,000 and Afak is estimated at 21,888. Afak is situated 8 km south of Atlal Nafar.
Atlal Nafar
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Aţlāl Nafar, Atlāl Nufar, Niffar, Nippur, اطلال نفر, Atlal Nafar, Atlal Nufar, Niffar, Nippur, اطلال نفر”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Afak District, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.13645° or 32° 8′ 11″ northLongitude
45.22096° or 45° 13′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8H4746PC+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2482339462OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Atlal Nafar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أطلال نفر”
- French: “Atlal Nafar”
- German: “Atlal Nafar”
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