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Shafi, Iraq

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Al-Basrah in Iraq.

Shafi (الشافي ) is a town of Basrah Governorate in southern Iraq, on the west bank of the Shatt Al-Arab River.[1]

Shafi is located at Geographic co-ordinates 34°18'45North and 44°17'17East.[2] The area is close to the Mesopotamian Marshes(Hammar Marshes), and has traditionally been home to many Marsh Arabs.[citation needed] The topography is flat and the climate arid.

The area suffered greatly during the Iran–Iraq War, during which it was a major battlefield, and again after the 1991 Iraqi uprising.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Magnetic Declination in Shafi, Iraq".
  2. ^ "Shāmlī".

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