Amarah:
Amarah is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad about 50 km from the border with Iran. It lies at the northern tip of the marshlands between the Tigris and Euphrates.
It is Iraq’s chief port on that waterway south of Baghdad. It is a trade center for agricultural produce, livestock, wool, and hides and is known for weaving and silverware. In World War I it was captured by the British during their 1915 Mesopotamia campaign.
Before 1958 Al-?Amarah was an outstanding example of autocratic rule by sheikhs, who owned large estates in this rice-growing area and also maintained large private armies. After the overthrow of the monarchy, land distribution gradually became more democratic.
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