Amarah
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Place details
- Locality
- العمارة
- Region
- محافظة ميسان
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 323,302
- Timezone
- Asia/Baghdad
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Amarah
- Settlement.native_name
- ٱلْعَمَارَة
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Photographs of Amarah, including views of the Tigris
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iraq
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location Iraq
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maysan
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
Key dates
- Inception
- 1860
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Maysan Governorate
- Population
- +511500
- Elevation
- +12
- Capital of
- Maysan Governorate
- Image
- Breezes of Marshes.jpg
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- P910
- Category:Amarah
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Iraq War (2003–2011)
- Notable people
- Climate
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
Amarah (), also spelled Amara, is a city in south-eastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad about 50 km (31 mi) from the border with Iran. It lies at the northern tip of the marshlands between the Tigris and Euphrates.
It had a population of about 340,000 in 2002, 420,000 in 2005, and 1,100,000 in 2020. Amarah is the seat of the Maysan Province. A major trading center for the surrounding agricultural area, the city is known for woven goods and silverware. The staple economic goods produced in northern Amarah are winter cereals such as wheat and barley, as well as animals such as sheep and horses.