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Nasiriyah

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Also known as Naserya, An-Nasiriyah

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Place details

Locality
الناصرية
Region
محافظة ذي قار
Country
العراق
Population
558,400
Timezone
Asia/Baghdad

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Nasiriyah
Settlement.other_name
NassiriyaNasiriya
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_caption
Left to right, top to bottom:Al Haboubi Square • Bridge of Civilizations • Euphrates Corniche • Nasiriyah Museum
Settlement.pushpin_map
Iraq
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_relief
yes
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Nasiriyah within Iraq
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Dhi Qar
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Nasiriyah
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1872
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2
786
Settlement.population_density_km2
700

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Wikidata facts

Official name
الناصرية
Population
560200
Area
1766
Elevation
7
Image
Naserya city center 1.JPG
Dialing code
00964
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Commons category
Nasiriyah
inception
1872-00-00
native label
الناصرية
postal code
64001
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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|200px|A Mandaean house of worship in central Nasiriyah. Nasiriyah was founded in 1872 and became a major center of trade in Ottoman Iraq. The areas around the city is the ancestral home of many Mandaeans, an ethnoreligious group that were probably the first to practice baptism and are the last surviving Gnostics from antiquity. Today, only a few hundred families remain.

See

There is a called The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities. "Ahwar" translates as "marshland" and the region is listed partly for the wetlands flora and fauna. However, the listing also includes several cities of ancient Sumer. thumb|300px|Ruins of Ur.

Do

The amusement park in Nasiriyah.

Go next

The ruins of the ancient cities of Ur and Larsa are located nearby.

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Article

10 sections
Contents
  • Climate
  • History
  • Establishment and Ottoman era
  • British and Hashemite rule
  • Gulf War
  • Iraq War
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

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Nasiriyah ( , ; , BGN: , ), also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya, is a city in Iraq, the capital of the Dhi Qar Governorate. It lies on the lower Euphrates, about south-southeast of Baghdad, near the ruins of the ancient city of Ur, as well as the recently established Ur Tourist City located adjacent to the archaeological site. Its population in 2018 was about 558,000, making it the ninth-largest city in Iraq. It had a diverse population of Muslims, Mandaeans and Jews in the early 20th century; today its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.

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