Al-Hirah

31.88333333333344.45Koordinaten: 31 ° 53 '0 "N, 44 ° 27' 0" E

Al- Hira (Arabic الحيرة, DMG al - Hira ) was the capital of the Lakhmids.

It was 602 by the Sassanids under Khosrau II and 633 conquered by the Arabs under Khalid ibn al - Walid, a military leader Muhammad.

Al- Hira lay south of today's cities of Najaf and Kufa in Iraq.

  • Location in Iraq
DIN 31635 Khalid ibn al-Walid
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