Al-Suwaira
Al-Suwaira is a city in Al-Suwaira District, Wasit Governorate, Iraq. It is located on the west bank of the Tigris, 35 km south of Baghdad. It is surrounded by fruit groves and palm orchards. It has a population of 77,200, predominantly Shia Arabs.- Type: Town with 77,200 residents
- Description: city in Iraq
- Also known as: “As Suwayrah”, “Aş Şuwayrah, Jazīra, Jumeiseh, Juweimiseh, Sewairah, Suwaira, Suweireh, Suweiri, As Suwayrah, Jazira, Jumeiseh, Juweimiseh, Sewairah, Suwaira, Suweireh, Suweiri”, “Jazīra”, “Jumeiseh”, “Juweimiseh”, “Sewairah”, “Suwaira”, “Suweireh”, and “Suweiri”
Al-Suwaira
- Categories: administrative territorial entity and locality
- Location: Al-Suwaira District, Wasit Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.9339° or 32° 56′ 2″ northLongitude
44.7728° or 44° 46′ 22″ eastPopulation
77,200Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
8H46WQMF+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2488000793OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
98459Wikidata ID
Q4164616
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Suwaira” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الصويرة”
- Arabic: “الصويره”
- Cebuano: “Aş Şuwayrah (kapital sa distrito sa Iraq)”
- Cebuano: “Aş Şuwayrah”
- Central Kurdish: “سوێرە”
- French: “As Suwayrah”
- German: “As Suwayrah”
- Persian: “الصویره، عراق”
- Polish: “As-Suwajra”
- Russian: “Сувайра”
- Russian: “Эс-Сувайра”
- Swedish: “Al-Suwaira”
- Swedish: “Aş Şuwayrah”
- Ukrainian: “Ес-Сувейра”
- Uzbek: “Al-Suvayra”
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