Safwan, Iraq

Coordinates: 30°07′N 47°43′E / 30.117°N 47.717°E / 30.117; 47.717
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Safwan (

Arabic: صفوان, Kurdish: سەفووان , sêfûan) is a town in southeast Iraq on the border with Kuwait. It was the site of the Safwan Air Base
.

Etymology

The city of Safwan is attributed to its founder Safwan bin Assal Al Muradi Al Yamani, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who participated in the conquest of Iraq in the middle ages. He settled in Kufa, northeast of Najaf at first but then moved to Safwan, south of Basra along with his tribe who later named the city in his name.

Safwan is also part of the Az Zubayr district south of Basra and has a population of 70,000 people.

History

During Muhammad's era

Main article: List of expeditions of Muhammad

Muhammad ordered a Military expedition in Safwan. The expedition was ordered by

Invasion of Waddan in the year 2 AH of the Islamic calendar. The expedition was ordered by Muhammad after he received intelligence that Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri rustled some grazing cattle belonging to Muslims. Therefore, Muhammad directed about 70 Muslims, who chased him to Safwan, at the outskirts of Badr. But Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri managed to escape.[1][2][3]

Persian Gulf War

Safwan is located in the south of Iraq at Iraqi Kuwaiti border, along the infamous

The Ultimatum
. This was detailed in the book Third Graders At War, as well as the book Road to Safwan.

See also

External links

30°07′N 47°43′E / 30.117°N 47.717°E / 30.117; 47.717

References

  1. ISBN 9789960897288
  2. ISBN 978-9960-9803-2-4
  3. ^ Hawarey, Mosab (2010). The Journey of Prophecy; Days of Peace and War (Arabic). Islamic Book Trust. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22.Note: Book contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available here


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