Al-Suwaira District ( ar, قضاء الصويرة, translit=Kaza Al-Suwaira) is part of the
Wasit Governorate in eastern
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
and is about 35 km south-east of
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...
. The
Tigris
The Tigris () is the easternmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, and empties into the ...
runs through it. Famous for its fruit and palm orchards, its seat is the city of
Al-Suwaira.
Shaykh Mazhar Air Base
Shaykh Mazhar Air Base, known today as As Suwayrah Air Base (in Arabic: قاعدة الصويرة) is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Wasit Governorate of Iraq approximately 46 kilometers (28.5 mi) southwest of Baghdad, and about 13 kilomet ...
is roughly 13 km west of the city of Al-Suwaira.
Districts of Wasit Governorate
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