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Amarah
City in Maysan, Iraq

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.

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It lies at the northern tip of the marshlands between the Tigris and Euphrates.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Maysan Archaeological Museum
  2. 02
    Amara War Cemetery

    A First World War British military cemetery with 4,600 graves including three recipients of the Victoria Cross.

  3. 03
    Saint Josef Church

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