Amarah is a city with about 1.2 million inhabitants in Southern Iraq and the capital of Maysan province.

Understand

A relatively recent city, Amarah was founded in 1860 as a military outpost by the Ottoman government in order to pacify the area, which until then had been considered quite lawless.

See

• 1 Maysan Archaeological Museum (جامع العمارة الكبير). (updated Sep 2023)
• 2 Amara War Cemetery. A First World War British military cemetery with 4,600 graves including three recipients of the Victoria Cross. As with many other war cemetery's in Iraq, it is not in the best condition. (updated Sep 2023)
• 3 Saint Josef Church (كنيسة مار يوسف). Built in 1940. (updated Sep 2023)

Sleep

• 1 Kurmick Maysan Hotel. (updated Sep 2023)