Al-Shatrah
Al-Shatrah
الشطرة Shatrat al-Muntafiq, Shatreh | |
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  Al-Shatrah Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′35″N 46°10′18″E / 31.40972°N 46.17167°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Dhi Qar Governorate |
| Established | 1872 |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 254,000[1] (estimated) |
Al-Shatrah (also known as Shatrat al-Muntafiq) is a town in southern
Gharraf Canal at the intersection with Highway 7. It lies 22.35 km (13.9 mi) west of the ancient city of Lagash.[2] In 2009, it had a population estimated 254,000.[3][4]
History
Al-Shatrah was founded in 1872 during the
Basra Vilayet. The town's original official name was "Shatrat al-Muntafiq", but it was simplified by local residents to "al-Shatrah" to distinguish it from the nearby town of Qal'at Salih, which was officially known as "Shatrat al-Amarah" by the Ottoman authorities.[6]
In the summer of 1889, al-Shatrah experienced an outbreak of
qaimaqam (lieutenant-governor) of the town. Prior to the outbreak, the population stood at around 5,000, but al-Shatrah was largely and temporarily deserted after the outbreak.[7]
Al-Shatrah was a stronghold of the
Arabs with small Jewish and Mandean communities. Its market contained nearly 300 shops and was frequented by the Muntafiq tribesmen who predominated in the surrounding region. The Jewish community managed a primary school in the village.[6]
Iraq War
During the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, a body of a U.S. Marine was dragged through the streets of al-Shatrah and hanged in the town square.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "31.4114°,46.4072° — 31.4097°,46.1717° : 22.35 km / 13.89 m (great circle distance)" (distance between Ash Shatrah and Lagash) Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Movable Type Scripts, accessed 19 February 2014
- ^ ""aš-Šaţrah" World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
- ^ "Iraq City & Town Population" Tageo
- ^ Anthropological Series. Vol. 30. Field Museum of Natural History. 1940. p. 259.
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- ^ Epidemiological Society of London (1894). Transactions of the Epidemiological Society of London. Vol. 13. Bogue. pp. 129–130.
- ^ United Service Institution of India (1924). Journal of the United Service Institution of India. Vol. 54. United Service Institution of India. p. 190.
- ^ Baker, Peter and Sheridan, Mary Beth (14 April 2003) "Marines Rescue Seven U.S. Prisoners; Iraqis Alert Unit Bound For Tikrit" The Washington Post p. A-1
- ISBN 0-399-15193-1
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