Sudayrah is a village in
Kirkuk Governorate,
Iraq
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It is located on the east bank of the river
Tigris
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and south-east of
Al-Shirqat
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, which lies on the western banks of the river. By 2016, Sudayrah was under control of
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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References
Populated places in Kirkuk Governorate
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