Amarah
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.
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.
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Worth seeing in and around Amarah
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Amara War Cemetery
The Amara War Cemetery is a First World War British military cemetery in Amara, now known as Amarah, southern Iraq, that is the responsibility of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It contains more than 4,600 graves including three recipients of the Victoria Cross but is now in poor condition as the CWGC have not been able to work in Iraq since 1991.
1.7 km · Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery in Iraq · Wikipedia - 02Maysan Stadium
Maysan Olympic Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Amarah, Iraq. The stadium holds 25,000 people and was opened in 1987.
2.2 km · multi-use stadium in Maysan, Iraq · Wikipedia - 03University of Misan
The University of Misan is an Iraqi university located in Amarah, Maysan, Iraq. It was established in 2007.
3.5 km · public university in Amarah, Maysan, Iraq · Wikipedia - 04Amara (Left Bank) Indian War Cemetery
The Amara Indian War Cemetery is a military cemetery in Amara, now known as Amarah, southern Iraq, which contains the graves of more than 5,000 Indian soldiers who died during the First World War. It is the responsibility of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
1.5 km · left bank Indian war cemetery · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Maysan Archaeological Museum
- 02Amara War Cemetery
A First World War British military cemetery with 4,600 graves including three recipients of the Victoria Cross.
- 03Saint Josef Church
From Wikivoyage: Amarah, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Amarah
- Airports
- Basra (BSR), 151 km · Qasem Soleimani (AWZ), 163 km · Abadan Ayatollah Jami (ABD), 193 km
- Stations
- Amarah Air Base, 6.7 km
- Basra → Amarah162 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · $14–20
- Najaf → Amarah265 km · quickest by road, 5h 10m · $26–36
- Baghdad → Amarah307 km · quickest by road, 5h 35m · $29–40
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