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Diraw Destination Guide

Discover Diraw in Iraq

Diraw in the region of Arbīl is a town located in Iraq - some 249 mi or ( 401 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Diraw is now 05:34 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Jiliya, Sibiyarah, Kolaitan, Kawut, and Kawl-i Bas. When in this area, you might want to check out Jiliya . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Diraw ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Cheekha Dar

Cheekha Dar, or The Outer Row, is the local Kurdish name for the mountain currently thought to be the highest in Iraq. It is claimed to be 3,611 metres high by the CIA. It is 6 kilometres north of the village of Gundah Zhur and is on the border with Iran. It was climbed in November 2004 by English explorer Ginge Fullen, who recorded a GPS reading of 3,628 meters at the coordinates in the table to the right.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.73 44.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Fertile Crescent, International mountains of Asia, Iran–Iraq border, Mountains of Iran, Mountains of Iraq, Mountains of Kurdistan