City · Iraq
Al ‘Amārah
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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- Population: 323,302.
- Founded: 1860.
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad.