Amara District (Arabic: حي عمارة) is a district of the
Maysan Governorate,
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 ...
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The population of Amara District is currently around 1,250,000 people.
Amarah
Amarah ( ar, ٱلْعَمَارَة, al-ʿAmārah), 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 ...
is located inside of Amara District and is the capital and largest city of the Maysan Governorate. The population of the city is
511,542 and is the 7th largest city in Iraq by population.
Districts of Maysan Province
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