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Athar ash Shati Destination Guide

Delve into Athar ash Shati in Iraq

Athar ash Shati in the region of Al Başrah is a city in Iraq - some 232 mi or ( 373 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Current time in Athar ash Shati is now 03:08 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Al Huwaykiyah, Wusaytah, Umm Jayr, Ramlah, and Karbala. While being here, make sure to check out Al Huwaykiyah . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Athar ash Shati ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Majnoon Island

Majnoon Island is an island in southern Iraq near Al-Qurnah that is a center for oil production of the Majnoon Oilfield. The area was built out of sand dunes and mud to create pathways for oil pipelines. Before the Gulf War, roughly a sixth of Iraq's oil reserves, some 7 million barrels, passed through this island. Production quickly recovered after the site was a center of fighting in the Iran-Iraq War, particularly Operation Kheibar in 1984.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 31.08 47.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Islands of Iraq, Petronas, Royal Dutch Shell

Majnoon oil field

Majnoon oil field is a super-giant oil field located 60 km from Basra, Basra Governorate in southern Iraq. Majnoon is one of the richest oil fields in the world with an estimated 23-25 billion and proven reserves of 12.6 billion of barrels of oil in place. The field was named Majnoon which means crazy in Arabic in reference to excessive amount of oil in a dense area.

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Located at 31.07 47.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Oil fields of Iraq