Al-Amarah City

Iraq / Maysan / al-Amarah /
 city, capital city of state/province/region
Al-Amarah is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad, 50 km from the border with Iran. It lies at the northern tip of the marshlands between the Tigris and Euphrates. Predominantly Shiite, it had a population of about 420,000 as of 2005. It is the administrative capital of the Maysan province. A major trading center for the surrounding agricultural area, it is known for woven goods and silverware.

The city was founded in the 1860s as an Ottoman military outpost from which the empire tried to control the warring Banu Lam and Al Bu Muhammad tribes.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarah
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Coordinates:   31°50'48"N   47°8'20"E
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