Ash Sharqāt

Ash Sharqāt is a locality in Al-Shirqat District, Salah ad Din Governorate and has about 160,000 residents. Ash Sharqāt is situated nearby to the town Al-Shirqat, as well as near the locality Jamīlah Hūn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Shirqat.

Town

Al-Shirqat is a town west of the Tigris in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, located 294 kilometres northwest of Baghdad. It is the main town of the Al-Shirqat District, and is near the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Assur.

Type: Locality with 160,000 residents
Also known as: “Ash Sharqat” and “Sharqāt”
Location: Al-Shirqat District, Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

35.5172° or 35° 31′ 2″ north

Longitude

43.2281° or 43° 13′ 41″ east

Population

160,000

Elevation

159 metres (522 feet)

Open location code

8H75G68H+V6

GeoNames ID

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