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An Nasiriyah, Iraq Political Geography

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An Nasiriyah[An nAsiri´yA] Pronunciation Key, city (1987 pop. 265,937), provincial capital, SE Iraq, on the Euphrates River. It is the center of a date-growing region. Founded in 1870, the city was captured by the British in 1915. Nearby are the ruins of Ur.



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