in the central Iraqi town of Madain

English translation: in the city of Madain located in the center of Iraq

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English term or phrase:in the central Iraqi town of Madain
Selected answer:in the city of Madain located in the center of Iraq
Entered by: airmailrpl

15:38 Jun 19, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Journalism / News
English term or phrase: in the central Iraqi town of Madain
Iraqi and US troops have launched an operation in the central Iraqi town of Madain, where Sunni rebels are holding a number of Shia residents hostage.

Does it mean "in the center of the Iraqi city of Madain" or in the city of Madain located in the center of Iraq"?

Thank you for your help!
Waleed Mohamed
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 14:00
in the city of Madain located in the center of Iraq
Explanation:
in the central iraqi town of madain => in the city of Madain located in the center of Iraq

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Iraq
Map of Iraq, Places to Visit:. Najaf. Kufa. Karbala. Moosayab. Kadhmayn. Baghdad ... Baghdad. Location. Baghdad and Madain are very close to Kadhmayn. ...
www.al-islam.org/ziyarat/iraq.htm

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-06-19 15:54:23 GMT)
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Madain/Salman Pak
Pilgrimage sites
1 Tomb of Salman Farsi, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]
2 Tomb of Hudhaifa al-Yamani, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]
3 Tomb of Jabir b. Abdullah al-Ansari, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]
4 Masjid Jum\'a - near the tomb of Salman Farsi

Note: On 26th March 1934, King Faisal I of Iraq supervised the transfer of the remains of Hudhaifa al-Yamani and Jabir b. Abdullah al-Ansari, the two trusted companions of the Holy Prophet [s] from their resting places in Madain which were endangered with water from River Tigris to a new site at Salman Pak near the resting place of Salman Farsi.

Historic site
Tak-e-Kisra, the palace of Nausherwan - part of ancient Babylonian civilization. When the Holy Prophet [s] was born in Makkah, this huge edifice is said to have developed cracks on its walls.
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airmailrpl
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5 +16in the city of Madain located in the center of Iraq
airmailrpl
3 +8the town is in the center of Iraq
RHELLER
4 +7the city of Madain located in the center of Iraq
Andrey Belousov (X)


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
in the central iraqi town of madain
the town is in the center of Iraq


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
in the central iraqi town of madain
the city of Madain located in the center of Iraq


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Andrey Belousov (X)
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +16
in the central iraqi town of madain
in the city of Madain located in the center of Iraq


Explanation:
in the central iraqi town of madain => in the city of Madain located in the center of Iraq

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-06-19 15:49:29 GMT)
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Iraq
Map of Iraq, Places to Visit:. Najaf. Kufa. Karbala. Moosayab. Kadhmayn. Baghdad ... Baghdad. Location. Baghdad and Madain are very close to Kadhmayn. ...
www.al-islam.org/ziyarat/iraq.htm

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-06-19 15:54:23 GMT)
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Madain/Salman Pak
Pilgrimage sites
1 Tomb of Salman Farsi, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]
2 Tomb of Hudhaifa al-Yamani, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]
3 Tomb of Jabir b. Abdullah al-Ansari, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]
4 Masjid Jum\'a - near the tomb of Salman Farsi

Note: On 26th March 1934, King Faisal I of Iraq supervised the transfer of the remains of Hudhaifa al-Yamani and Jabir b. Abdullah al-Ansari, the two trusted companions of the Holy Prophet [s] from their resting places in Madain which were endangered with water from River Tigris to a new site at Salman Pak near the resting place of Salman Farsi.

Historic site
Tak-e-Kisra, the palace of Nausherwan - part of ancient Babylonian civilization. When the Holy Prophet [s] was born in Makkah, this huge edifice is said to have developed cracks on its walls.

airmailrpl
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