Al-Suwaira

Al-Suwaira الصويرة
Al-Suwaira
Coordinates: 32°56′25″N 044°38′04″E / 32.94028°N 44.63444°E / 32.94028; 44.63444
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Wasit
District	Suwaira
Population  (2018)[citation needed]
• Total	77,200

Al-Suwaira (Arabic: الصويرة) is a city in Al-Suwaira District, Wasit Governorate, Iraq. It is located on the west bank of the Tigris, 35 km south of Baghdad. It is surrounded by fruit groves and palm orchards.^[1] It has a population of 77,200, predominantly Shia Arabs.^{[citation needed]}