Ash Shalāmijah

Ash Shalāmijah is a locality in , . Ash Shalāmijah is situated near the town , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Basra Museum and Basra International Hotel.

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 south of Ash Shalāmijah.

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.

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 3½ km west of Ash Shalāmijah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basra.

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

Ash Shalāmijah

Latitude
30.52411° or 30° 31′ 27″ north
Longitude
47.85336° or 47° 51′ 12″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
8H29GVF3+J8
Geo­Names ID
6999896
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In Other Languages

“Ash Shalāmijah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشلامجة”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: At Tannumah and Shatt al Arab.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Al Basrah Hospital Maternity and Pediatrics and Jisr ar Ribāţ.

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Worth a closer look: Baghdad and Babylon.

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