Shergat ( Arabic: الشرقاط ) is a city in northern Iraq , located in the Salah al-Din governorate. The administrative center of the eponymous district.
| City | |
| Shergat | |
|---|---|
| Arab. الشرقاط | |
| A country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Salah al-Din |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 143 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 54,238 people ( 2012 ) |
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Geographical position
The city is located in the northwestern part of the governorate, in the right-bank part of the Tigris Valley, at an altitude of 143 meters above sea level [1] .
Shergat is located approximately 100 kilometers north-northwest (NNW) from Tikrit , the provincial capital, and 255 kilometers north-northwest of Baghdad , the country's capital.
Population
In 2012, the population of the city is 54,238 people [2] [3] .
Attractions
To the south of the city are the ruins of Ashur , one of the most significant cities of ancient Assyria .
Famous Natives
- Muhsen Ar Ramli is an Iraqi writer, poet and translator from Spanish.
Notes
- ↑ Physical and geographical data (English)
- ↑ World Gazetteer
- ↑ estimated