Map of Aş Şuwayrah, Iraq

Aş Şuwayrah is a city in Wasit, Iraq, with a population of about 77,200. It lies at 32.9256°N, 44.7758°E. Aş Şuwayrah is about 58 km (36 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al ‘Azīzīyah, 27 km to the east.

Aş Şuwayrah at a glance

Where is Aş Şuwayrah?

• The 4th largest city in Wasit on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 59 min on the shortest day to 14 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Aş Şuwayrah

• Al ‘Azīzīyah — 27 km east
• Al Maḩmūdīyah — 41 km west
• Al Musayyib — 48 km west
• Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah — 52 km southwest
• Baghdad — 58 km northwest
• Al Ḩillah — 61 km southwest
• Al Hindīyah — 66 km southwest
• Abū Ghurayb — 69 km northwest
• Imam Qasim — 70 km south
• An Nu‘mānīyah — 72 km southeast

Largest cities in Wasit

• Al Kūt — 315,162
• An Nu‘mānīyah — 110,000
• Al Ḩayy — 78,272
• Al ‘Azīzīyah — 44,751

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.