Nahr Suwayb

Nahr Suwayb is a canal in , . Nahr Suwayb is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Camp Al-Saqr.

Military installation
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, 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 a short distance outside , some 13 kilometres south of the . is situated 4 km northeast of Nahr Suwayb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Saydiya and Al-Rasheed.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in the Al Rashid district of southwestern , . Baiyaa is to the north and to the east. A once middle-class district, much of 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 . is situated 8 km north of Nahr Suwayb.

Quarter
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or Al Rashid is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, . It is in southern Baghdad, on the western side of the River. is to the north of the western half of the district, on the other side of the Baghdad Airport Road. is situated 9 km north of Nahr Suwayb.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in Al Rashid administrative district, southern , . 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. is situated 10 km northeast of Nahr Suwayb.

Nahr Suwayb

Latitude
33.17732° or 33° 10′ 38″ north
Longitude
44.34823° or 44° 20′ 54″ east
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
8H5658GX+W7
Geo­Names ID
6927937
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Nahr Suwayb” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر سويب”

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