Samawah
Sign in to savethumb|Euphrates flowing through Samawah Samawah or As-Samawah () is a city in Iraq, 280 kilometres (174 mi) southeast of Baghdad.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Samawah
- Settlement.nickname
- Samawa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Qaser Al Gaader Hotel in Samawah
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iraq
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Samawah's location inside Iraq
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Muthanna
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Abdul Hussein Khalaf Hamza
- Settlement.unit_pref
- metric
- Settlement.population_est
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Al Muthanna Governorate
- Population
- +215000
- Elevation
- +9
- Capital of
- Al Muthanna Governorate
- Image
- مدينة السماوة.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History and attractions
- Early history
- Modern history
- Post-Saddam era
- Geography
- Climate
- Religion
- Economy
- Reaching Samawah
- Samawah artists and personalities
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Euphrates flowing through Samawah Samawah or As-Samawah () is a city in Iraq, 280 kilometres (174 mi) southeast of Baghdad.
The city of Samawah is the modern capital of the Al Muthanna Governorate. The city is located midway between Baghdad and Basra, at the northern edge of the governorate. The province was established in 1975; prior to that date it was a unified province along with Qadissiya (Diwaniya) and Najaf.