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Al-Hira
Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād · Public domain · Commons
History & heritageNajaf, Iraq

Al-Hira

Ancient city in Mesopotamia.

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Al-Hira was an ancient city and a major metropolis located in Mesopotamia, in what is now south-central Iraq. It was the capital city of the Lakhmid kingdom, the major Arab client kingdom of the Sasanian Empire in pre-Islamic times, between the fourth and the seventh centuries. In Islamic times, it remained inhabited until the tenth century.

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Open map: Al-Hira and 6 nearby attractions

31.98000, 44.39000 · Najaf

Nearby

  1. Great Mosque of KufaReligious sites
    5.5 km
  2. Al-Sahlah MosqueReligious sites
    6.6 km
  3. Imam Ali ShrineReligious sites
    7.4 km
  4. DilbatHistory & heritage
    22 km
  5. Ezekiel's TombReligious sites
    28 km
  6. MaradHistory & heritage
    39 km
Photo credits (6)
  • Great Mosque of Kufa: David Stanley in Nanaimo, Canada now on flickr; originally from panoramio · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
  • Al-Sahlah Mosque: Zygoptera · CC0 · Commons
  • Imam Ali Shrine: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson. · Public domain · Commons
  • Dilbat: MapMaster · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
  • Ezekiel's Tomb: American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer / Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection. · Public domain · Commons
  • Marad: علي خالد الموسوي · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons