Nahr Suwayb
Nahr Suwayb is a canal in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. Nahr Suwayb is situated nearby to the locality Qaryat al Masāfir, as well as near Qaryat al Murāhinah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Camp Al-Saqr.
Camp Al-Saqr
Military installation
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Camp Al-Saqr, referred to by some media sources as Camp Falcon, Forward Operating Base Falcon, Joint Security Station Falcon, or Combat Outpost Falcon, was a United States military forward operating base in Iraq a short distance outside Baghdad, some 13 kilometres south of the Green Zone. Camp Al-Saqr is situated 4 km northeast of Nahr Suwayb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Saydiya and Al-Rasheed.
Al-Saydiya
Quarter
Al-Saydiya is a neighborhood in the Al Rashid district of southwestern Baghdad, Iraq. Baiyaa is to the north and Dora to the east. A once middle-class district, much of Al-Saydiya was built within the last three decades on prime real estate between Baghdad Airport Road and the main highway where it forks into central Baghdad and south to Basra. Al-Saydiya is situated 8 km north of Nahr Suwayb.
Al-Rasheed
Quarter
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Al Rasheed or Al Rashid is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is in southern Baghdad, on the western side of the Tigris River. Mansour district is to the north of the western half of the district, on the other side of the Baghdad Airport Road. Al-Rasheed is situated 9 km north of Nahr Suwayb.
Dora
Suburb
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Dora is a neighborhood in Al Rashid administrative district, southern Baghdad, Iraq. Before the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, it was home to the city's largest concentration of Christian Assyrians, as well as Mandaeans and Muslim families. Dora is situated 10 km northeast of Nahr Suwayb.
Nahr Suwayb
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.17732° or 33° 10′ 38″ northLongitude
44.34823° or 44° 20′ 54″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8H5658GX+W7GeoNames ID
6927937
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In Other Languages
“Nahr Suwayb” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر سويب”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Qaryat al Masāfir and Qaryat al Murāhinah.
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