Ash Shanin (الشنين ) is a village in the Al-Midaina District of Basrah Governorate in southern Iraq located on the south bank of the Euphrates River opposite the confluence with the Tigris River.
Geography It is on the west side of the Shatt Al-Arab River and linked with Al Qurnah by a road bridge. The topography is flat, the elevation is 4m above sea level and the climate arid. It is contiguous with the village of Al Sharish.
History During the First World War the battle of Qurna was fought in this area. The area suffered greatly during the Iran–Iraq War, during which it was a major battlefield, and again after the 1991 Iraqi uprising.
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