Al-Suwaira District
Al-Suwaira District is part of the Wasit Governorate in eastern Iraq and is about 35 km south-east of Baghdad. The Tigris runs through it. Famous for its fruit and palm orchards, its seat is the city of Al-Suwaira.- Type: district of Iraq
- Description: district in Wasit Governorate, Iraq
- Also known as: “Qaḑā’ aş Şuwayrah”, “Suwairah Qadha”, “Suwarah Qadha”, and “Şwaira Qadhā’”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Suwaira.
Al-Suwaira District
- Location: Wasit Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.9245° or 32° 55′ 28″ north
Longitude
44.7748° or 44° 46′ 29″ east
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
8H46WQFF+RW
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Suwaira District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قضاء الصويرة”
- Azerbaijani: “Suvayra qəzası”
- Azerbaijani: “Süveyrə qəzası”
- Cebuano: “Al-Suwaira District”
- Dutch: “Al-Suwaira district”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Suwaira-distriktet”
- Persian: “شهرستان الصویره”
- Swedish: “Al-Suwaira District”
- Turkish: “Es-Süveyre (ilçe)”
- Turkish: “Es-Süveyre”
- Uzbek: “Al-Suvayra tumani”
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