Al-Shirqat District
Al-Shirqat District is a district of Saladin Governorate, Iraq. The district's capital is the town of Al-Shirqat. Other settlements include Khanugiyah, Mukhayim, Qaryat al Ḩūrīyah al Jadīdah, Al-Khadraniyah, Aynah, Ijamasa, and Jamaf.- Type: district of Iraq
- Description: district in Saladin, Iraq
- Also known as: “Ash Sharqāţ”, “Qaḑā’ ash Sharqāţ”, and “الشرقاط”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Shirqat.
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.
Al-Shirqat District
- Location: Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.5292° or 35° 31′ 45″ north
Longitude
43.22° or 43° 13′ 12″ east
Elevation
166 metres (545 feet)
Open location code
8H75G6H9+MX
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Satellite Map
Discover Al-Shirqat District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Shirqat District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قضاء الشرقاط”
- Armenian: “Ալ-Շիրքաթ թաղամաս”
- Cebuano: “Al-Shirqat District”
- Central Kurdish: “شەرقات”
- Central Kurdish: “قەزای شەرقات”
- Dutch: “Al-Shirqat district”
- Italian: “Al-Shirqat”
- Italian: “Distretto di al-Shirqat”
- Japanese: “アル・シャルカト”
- Japanese: “アル＝シェルカート地区”
- Japanese: “カラト・シャルカト”
- Persian: “شهرستان الشرقت، عراق”
- Persian: “شهرستان الشرقت”
- Portuguese: “Al-Sharqat (distrito)”
- Portuguese: “Al-Sharqat”
- Portuguese: “Al-Shirqat (distrito)”
- Russian: “аш-Ширкат”
- Russian: “Шергат”
- Swedish: “Al-Shirqat District”
- Turkish: “Eş-Şirket (ilçe)”
- Turkish: “Eş-Şirket”
- Uzbek: “Al-Shirqat tumani”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Qaryat Yaajah and Ash Sharqāt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al Shaqat Bridge and Maḩaţţat Jarnāf.
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