Al-Shirqat
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Al-Shirqat is a town in northern Iraq situated along the Tigris River, known for its proximity to the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Shirqat canonical | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ash-Shirqat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharqat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arabicName | الشرقاط NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | modern Iraqi history ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 35.514°N 43.234°E ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
river-based trade ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 150 m ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid to semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
road link to Mosul
ⓘ
road link to Tikrit ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Assyrian civilization region ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
captured by ISIS in 2014
ⓘ
recaptured by Iraqi forces in 2016 ⓘ |
| isDistrictCapitalOf | Al-Shirqat District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Salah al-Din Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Tigris Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion |
Middle East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorLanguageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| nearbyArchaeologicalSite | Ashur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Mosul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tikrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWorldHeritageSite | Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Al-Shirqat District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proximityTo | ancient Assyrian city of Ashur ⓘ |
| riverBankSettlement | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controls section of Tigris River corridor ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.