Akarkuf

Akarkuf is a locality in , . Akarkuf is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dur-Kurigalzu ziggurat.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Dur-Kurigalzu was a city in southern Mesopotamia, near the confluence of the and rivers, about 30 kilometres west of the center of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Ghraib and Ghazaliya.

Town
is a city in the of , located just west of 's city center, or northwest of . It has a population of 900,000. is situated 6 km south of Akarkuf.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the western outskirts of , , in the city's . To the north of is the neighborhood of , to the east is Al-Adel, to the south is , and to the west is . is situated 9 km east of Akarkuf.

Quarter
Al-Shu'ala is a lower middle class district of , Iraq. It is heavily populated and its inhabitants are working class families of limited income. is situated 9 km east of Akarkuf.

Akarkuf

Latitude
33.36212° or 33° 21′ 44″ north
Longitude
44.18519° or 44° 11′ 7″ east
Open location code
8H56956P+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 904889220
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Akarkuf” goes by many names.

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