Al ‘Ashshār

Al ‘Ashshār is a locality in , . Al ‘Ashshār is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basra International Hotel and Basra Museum.

Hotel
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The is a hotel on Shatt al-Arab bank in Al Ashar District, in Basrah, . The hotel was built in 1981 as the Basrah Sheraton Hotel & Casino.

Museum
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The Basrah Museum is a museum in the city of , It is located on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab some 3 km south‐east of Basra’s historic city centre. is situated 3 km southeast of Al ‘Ashshār.

Cemetery
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is a military cemetery in , . Originally a small civil cemetery, it was greatly enlarged during the First World War and contains 2,890 graves, the majority of which are Commonwealth casualties killed during the Mesopotamian campaign. is situated 2½ km northwest of Al ‘Ashshār.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basra.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a port city in , close to the border with and . It is Iraq's third largest city with a population of 2,150,000.

Al ‘Ashshār

Latitude
30.5155° or 30° 30′ 56″ north
Longitude
47.84054° or 47° 50′ 26″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8H29GR8R+66
Geo­Names ID
99577
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Al ‘Ashshār” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “العشار”

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