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Nasiriyah
Dhi Qar, Iraq · Asia
About Nasiriyah
Nasiriyah sits on the route: 30 minutes from Sūq ash Shuyūkh.
Nasiriyah is in Dhi Qar, Iraq, with about 560,000 people. The nearest town is Sūq ash Shuyūkh, about 26 km away.
Nasiriyah (UK: NAZ-irr-EE-ə, US: NAH-sirr-; Arabic: ٱلنَّاصِرِيَّة, romanized: an-Nāṣiriyya, BGN: An Nāşirīyah, IPA: [ænnɑːsˤɪˈrɪjjæ]), also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya, is a city in Iraq, the capital of the Dhi Qar Governorate. It lies on the lower Euphrates, about 360 km (225 miles) south-southeast of Baghdad,Read more
near the ruins of the ancient city of Ur, as well as the recently established Ur Tourist City located adjacent to the archaeological site. Its population in 2024 was about 700,000, making it the ninth-largest city in Iraq. It had a diverse population of Muslims, Mandaeans and Jews in the early 20th century; today its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.
Nasiriyah was founded by the Muntafiq tribe in the late 19th century during the era of Ottoman Iraq. It has since become a major hub for transportation. Nasiriyah is the center of a date-growing area. The city's cottage industries include boat-building, carpentry and silver working. The city museum has a large collection of Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Abbasid artifacts. The ruins of the ancient cities of Ur and Larsa are nearby and the Euphrates merges with the Tigris for the final time about 10 kilometres from the city.
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Nasiriyah is in Dhi Qar, Iraq, about 26 km from Sūq ash Shuyūkh.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 558,400
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Iraq
- Region
- Dhi Qar
- Timezone
- Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates
- 31.0580, 46.2573
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