Nehardea (Saqlawiyah)
Iraq /
al-Anbar /
al-Fallujah /
Saqlawiyah
World
/ Iraq
/ al-Anbar
/ al-Fallujah
, 6 km from center (الفلوجة)
World / Iraq / Al-Anbar
place with historical importance, archaeological site, tell (mound)
Nehardea (Aramaic: nher-daʻă "river of knowledge"; Hebrew: נהרדעא Nhrdea; Arabic: نيهارديا Nīhārdiyā) - also spelled Nehardeah - "was a city of Babylonia, situated at or near the junction of the Euphrates with the Nahr Malka (also known as Nâr Sharri, Ar-Malcha, Nahr el-Malik, and King's Canal), one of the earliest centers of Babylonian Judaism. As the seat of the exilarch it traced its origin back to King Jehoiachin." [Wikipedia]
Nowadays possibly also mentioned as Tell al-Anbar (Arabic: تل الأنبار Tal al-'Anbār)
Nowadays possibly also mentioned as Tell al-Anbar (Arabic: تل الأنبار Tal al-'Anbār)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehardea
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°22'42"N 43°43'2"E
- Ruins of Aqar Qouf 43 km
- Old Samarra 98 km
- Babylon 111 km
- al-Mutawakkiliyya (Old Samarra) 111 km
- Ancient city of Kish 121 km
- Dastagird 124 km
- Defensive Berm 270 km
- Nineveh 338 km
- Ancient city of Dur Sharrukin (Khorsabad) 352 km
- Defensive berm 443 km
- AlJulan 4.7 km
- al-Ziwiyah 5.6 km
- AlResala 6.6 km
- Falahat 6.9 km
- Jubail 7.2 km
- Al Jafah 8.4 km
- Minţaqat al Ḩaşī 12 km
- Al Taqaddum Airbase 13 km
- Weapon Storage Area 14 km
- abandoned military base 15 km