Diniktum
Diniktum, inscribed Di-ni-ik-tumKI, was a still unlocated middle bronze-age town often thought to be located somewhere in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tell Muhammad and Rasheed Air Base.
Tell Muhammad
Archaeological site
Tell Muhammad is an ancient Near East archaeological site currently in the outskirts of Baghdad, along the Tigris River in the Diyala region. It is a very short distance from the site of Tell Harmal to the north and not far from the site of Tell al-Dhiba'i to the northeast. Tell Muhammad is situated 1½ km northwest of Diniktum.
Rasheed Air Base
Aerodrome
Al Rasheed Air Base is a major Iraqi Air Force base on the southeastern outskirts of Baghdad, in Diyala Governorate of Iraq. It is located approximately 11 kilometers southeast of downtown Baghdad.
Hermal Archaeological Site
Protected area
Shaduppum, modern Tell Harmal, is an archaeological site in Baghdad Governorate. Nowadays, it lies within the borders of modern Baghdad about 600 meters from the site of Tell Muhammad. Hermal Archaeological Site is situated 2½ km northwest of Diniktum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Baghdad and Al-Amin al-Thaniyah.
New Baghdad
Quarter
New Baghdad or Baghdad Al-Jidida is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. This district has eight Neighborhood Advisory Councils and a District Advisory Council.
Al-Amin al-Thaniyah
Quarter
Al-Amin al-Thaniyah is a neighborhood in New Baghdad, a district on the east side of Baghdad. It was named after the Caliph al-Amin. In 2003, Shiites renamed it to "Al-Murthadha District", after Ali Murthadha, the first Shiite imam. Al-Amin al-Thaniyah is situated 3½ km northeast of Diniktum.
Zayouna
Suburb
Zayouna is a neighbourhood of east Baghdad, Iraq. It is a mixed-race, upper middle-class area bordering the affluent Karrada suburb. Organisations based in Zayouna include the Iraq Football Association; the "Baghdad Bulletin", Iraq's English-language news magazine; and Tariq bin Ziad High School, featured in British-American-French television documentary film, The Boys from Baghdad High. Zayouna is situated 4½ km northwest of Diniktum.
Diniktum
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient city in Iraq
- Categories: ancient city, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.29378° or 33° 17′ 38″ northLongitude
44.48204° or 44° 28′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8H567FVJ+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 5273217175OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5278331
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Diniktum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دينياتوم”
- Catalan: “Diniktum”
- Spanish: “Diniktum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tell Muhammad and ج م ع موقع الزعفرانية.
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