Ash Shatrah
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| Ash Shatrah الشطرة Shatrat al Muntafiq, Shatreh |
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 Ash Shatrah
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| Coordinates: 31°24′35″N 46°10′18″E / 31.40972°N 46.17167°ECoordinates: 31°24′35″N 46°10′18″E / 31.40972°N 46.17167°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Dhi Qar Governorate |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Ash Shatrah is a town in the Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, located on the Gharraf Canal at the intersection with Highway 7. It is 22.35 km west of the ancient city of Lagash.[1] It has a 2009 population estimated between 65[2] and 90 thousand.[3]
[edit] History
During the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S. troops, Ash Shatrah was infamous for having the body of a U.S. Marine dragged through the streets and hung up in the town square.[4][5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "31.4114°,46.4072° — 31.4097°,46.1717° : 22.35 km / 13.89 m (great circle distance)" (distance between Ash Shatrah and Lagash), Movable Type Scripts, accessed 19 February 2009
- ^ "aš-Šaţrah" World Gazetteer
- ^ "Iraq City & Town Population" Tageo
- ^ Baker, Peter and Sheridan, Mary Beth (14 April 2003) "Marines Rescue Seven U.S. Prisoners; Iraqis Alert Unit Bound For Tikrit" The Washington Post p. A-1
- ^ Wright, Evan (2004) Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, p. 228, ISBN 0-399-15193-1
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