Al-Suwaira District (Al-Suwaira District)
Al-Suwaira District (قضاء الصويرة) is part of the Wasit Governorate in eastern Iraq and is about 35 km south-east of Baghdad. The Tigris runs through it. Famous for its fruit and palm orchards, its seat is the city of Al-Suwaira. Shaykh Mazhar Air Base is roughly 13 km west of the city of Al-Suwaira.
Map - Al-Suwaira District (Al-Suwaira District)
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The Sumerians and Akkadians (including Assyrians and Babylonians) originating from different areas in present-day Iraq, dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history (c. 3100 BC) to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC, when it was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire. It fell to Alexander the Great in 332 BC, and after his death, it became part of the Greek Seleucid Empire. Later the Arameans dominated major parts of Mesopotamia (c. 900 BC – 270 AD).
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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IQD | Iraqi dinar | عد | 3 |
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AR | Arabic language |
HY | Armenian language |
KU | Kurdish language |