Samawa
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 19 ′ N , 45 ° 17 ′ E | ||
| Country |
 Iraq
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| Governorate | al-Muthanna | ||
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| height | 9 m | ||
| Residents | 152,890 (2011) | ||
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Samawa also Samawah or As Samawa ( Arabic السماوة, DMG Samāwah ) is a city in Iraq , 280 kilometers southeast of Baghdad . It is the capital of the Al-Muthanna Governorate .
The majority of the residents are Shiites .
The Euphrates at Samawa
Covered market in the center of Samawa
sons and daughters of the town
- Khalid Al-Maaly (* 1956), German writer
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