Qalat Sukkar
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- This article is about the Iraqi commercial center south of Kut. For the Iraqi village near Larsa, see Qalat Sukar.
| Qalat Sukkar قلعة سكر Qal‘at es Sikkar |
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 Qalat Sukkar
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| Coordinates: 31°51′32″N 46°04′38″E / 31.85889°N 46.07722°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Dhi Qar Governorate |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,942 |
Qalat Sukkar (Qal`at es Sikar) (Arabic:قلعة سكر ) is a town in the Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, located on the Gharraf Canal. It has a population of 19,942.[1]
Qalat Sukkar is now a commercial city, living on trade and agriculture.[citation needed]
[edit] Airfield
During the Iraq War, the Qalat Sukkar Airfield was occupied by the US Marines and called Camp Fenway.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "Đī Qār: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population:Qal'at Sukkar" World Gazetteer World Gazetteer, accessed 19 February 2009
- ^ "Charlie Company Leads BLT into Northern Iraq" in Kennedy, Christopher M. (2006) U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003 Anthology and Annotated Bibliography History Division, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., p. 97, OCLC 81149577
[edit] External links
- "Qal`at Sukkar, Iraq", Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
Coordinates: 31°51′32″N 46°04′38″E / 31.85889°N 46.07722°E
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