Suq Al-Shuyukh District
قضاء سوق الشيوخ | |
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Coordinates: 30°53′25″N 46°27′45″E / 30.89028°N 46.46250°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Dhi Qar Governorate |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Suq Al-Shuyukh District (Arabic: قضاء سوق الشيوخ, romanized: Suq eš-Šuyūḵ; also called Suq al-Shoyokh District) is a district of the Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq. Suq al-Shuyukh is a city surrounded by date palm orchards and located on the right bank of the Euphrates, at the western end of the Hawr al-Hammar lake and wetlands,[1] about 40 km southeast of Nasiriya.[1] Suq al-Shuyukh is a center of date and rice cultivation, which takes place in the areas to the north and west of the lake.[1]