Al Nashwa
النشوة
Al Nashwa is located in Iraq
Al Nashwa
Al Nashwa
Coordinates: 30°49′17″N 47°35′47″E / 30.82139°N 47.59639°E / 30.82139; 47.59639[1]
Country Iraq
GovernorateBasra
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)


Al Nashwa (النشوة ) is a village of Basrah Governorate on the east bank of the Shatt Al-Arab River in southern Iraq.[2][3]

It is a service center for the nearby oil fields,[4] and the United States Army had a base near the town.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Where is Nashwa in al Başrah, Iraq located?".
  2. ↑ "Al Nashwa/النشوة Postcode".
  3. ↑ "Al Nashwa, Basra".
  4. ↑ "Royal Dutch Shell PLC Sustainability Report 2011 - Iraq".
  5. ↑ Anthony H. Cordesman, Iraq's Military Capabilities in 2002: A Dynamic Net Assessment (CSIS, 2002)page 3.
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