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Simele, Irak
11:32:45 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Asia/Baghdad
Simele massacre
1933 massacre of Assyrians in Iraq
Güncel yerel saat
11:32:45 AM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Saat dilimi
AST
Asia/Baghdad · UTC+03:00
Sonraki tatil
No upcoming public holiday in view
Holiday calendar signal unavailable
Şu an iş saati örtüşmesi
3 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Simele right now
En yakın havalimanı
OSM
Mosul International Airport · 67 km
İndekslenen havalimanları
4
Curated airport references available for Irak
Snapshot at render time: 11:32:45 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Simele (UTC+03:00, AST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
21°C, Partly cloudy
Feels like 23°C · Humidity 62% · Wind 4 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:16 AM to 06:55 PM
Day length 13h 39m · Solar noon 12:06 PM
Tracked countdowns rendered for Simele local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
71.6K
Coordinates
36.86, 42.85
Timezone
Asia/Baghdad
İndekslenen havalimanları
4
Capital
Baghdad
Languages
Arabic, Aramaic
Currency
IQD (ع.د)
Country area
438,317 km²
Simele (rank #49 by population in this dataset) sits at Asia/Baghdad (AST, UTC+03:00) with roughly 71.6K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Irak.
The coordinates 36.86°N, 42.85°E put Simele roughly 4091 km from the equator in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects clear seasonal daylight differences across the year.
Today the sun rises around 05:16 AM and sets around 06:55 PM in Simele — about 13h 39m of daylight. Irak stays on standard time here, so UTC+03:00 is stable through the year.
Dihok (12 km from Simele) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 4 curated airport pages indexed for Irak.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Timezone
AST
IANA Zone
Asia/Baghdad
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+03:00
Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, Syria
Other cities in this timezone
London
-2h
New York
-7h
Los Angeles
-10h
Dubai
+1h
Singapore
+5h
Tokyo
+6h
Sydney
+7h
São Paulo
-6h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Simele.
The Simele massacre, also known as the Assyrian affair, was a massacre committed by the Kingdom of Iraq under the leadership of Kurdish army general Bakr Sidqi. The massacre was committed against the Assyrian population of Iraq in and around the village of Simele in August 1933.
Distance-wise, Simele is closest to Dubai (~1,752 km), London (~3,726 km), Singapore (~7,370 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 13,669 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Simele sits inside Irak — the Western Asia subregion, capital Baghdad, languages Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani, currency IQD (ع.د).
Around Simele, the nearest mapped reference cities are Dihok (12 km), Sīnah (18 km), Zaxo (35 km), Batifa (38 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for AST planning.
Closest curated airport references from Simele: OSM Mosul (67 km), EBL Arbil (120 km), BGW Baghdad (419 km).
Mosul International AirportOSM
Mosul · 67 km from Simele
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 50m
Erbil International AirportEBL
Arbil · 120 km from Simele
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 54m
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseBGW
Baghdad · 419 km from Simele
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 17m
Basra International AirportBSR
Basra · 831 km from Simele
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 49m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
No historical event snapshot is currently available for this date.
Coordination pulse
3 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 09:32 AM | -2h | Good to call now |
| New York | 04:32 AM | -7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 01:32 AM | -10h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 12:32 PM | +1h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 04:32 PM | +5h | Good to call now |
| Tokyo | 05:32 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 06:32 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 05:32 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
Simele, Asia/Baghdad saat dilimindedir (AST), UTC farkı +03:00'dir.
Simele şu anda yaz saati uygulaması yapmamaktadır.
Simele için güncel UTC farkı UTC+03:00'dir.
Simele sits at 36.86°N, 42.85°E in Irak, with about 71.6K residents (rank #49 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Simele is Dubai, about 1,752 km away as the crow flies.
Dihok is the closest indexed city, roughly 12 km from Simele.
Mosul International Airport (OSM) is the closest curated airport reference, about 67 km from Simele.
