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Nasiriyah

British  
/ ˌnæzɪˈriːə /

noun

  1. a city in S Iraq, on the River Euphrates; agricultural and trading centre. Pop: 425 000 (2005 est)

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Al-Zayer ran on the list for the Imtidad Movement, drawn from the protest movement, and got more than 22,000 votes in the southern province of Nasiriyah, a flashpoint in the demonstrations.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2021

The run-down city of Nasiriyah was the beating heart of that uprising, and graffiti images of the dead still line the streets.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2021

Many cried openly, their tears tinged with anger, blaming both the provincial government of Dhi Qar, where Nasiriyah is located, and the federal government in Baghdad for years of mismanagement and neglect.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2021

"Piestewa specifically was sent to a hospital in Nasiriyah."

From Fox News • May 31, 2021

The Turks, based on Nasiriyah attacked us and nearly recaptured Basra.

From Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years by Palmer, Robert Stafford Arthur