Map of Ash Shaţrah, Iraq

Ash Shaţrah is a city in Dhi Qar, Iraq, with a population of about 182,175. It lies at 31.4091°N, 46.1727°E. Ash Shaţrah is about 272 km (169 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nasiriyah, 40 km to the south.

Ash Shaţrah at a glance

Where is Ash Shaţrah?

• The 22nd largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 06 min on the shortest day to 14 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ash Shaţrah

• Nasiriyah — 40 km south
• As Samawah — 84 km west
• Al Ḩayy — 86 km north
• Ar Rumaythah — 93 km west
• Al ‘Amārah — 104 km northeast
• Qal‘at Şāliḩ — 107 km east
• ‘Afak — 114 km northwest
• Al Madīnah — 116 km southeast
• Al Kūt — 127 km north
• Al Qurnah — 128 km east

Largest cities in Dhi Qar

• Nasiriyah — 558,400

Largest cities in Iraq

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 2,015,483
• Mosul — 1,683,000
• Erbil — 1,612,700
• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Karbala — 1,218,732
• Kirkuk — 1,031,000
• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.