Maysan Governorate · Iraq
Amarah travel guide
Amarah is a city in Maysan Governorate, Iraq, home to about 512,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- DEF135 km · Dezful Airport
- Currency
- IQDIraqi dinar
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
- Language
- Arabic, Kurdish language
About
About Amarah
Amarah (Arabic: ٱلْعَمَارَة, romanized: al-ʿAmārah), also spelled Amara, is a city in south-eastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad about 50 km (31 mi) from the border with Iran. It lies at the northern tip of the marshlands between the Tigris and Euphrates.
A relatively recent city, Amarah was founded in 1860 as a military outpost by the Ottoman government in order to pacify the area, which until then had been considered quite lawless.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Amarah
See
- Maysan Archaeological Museum
- Amara War Cemetery
- Saint Josef Church
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When to go
The best time to visit Amarah
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Amarah are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 46 °C; January is the wettest, with about 46 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Amarah: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dezful Airport (DEF), about 135 km from the city centre in a straight line.
DEF · Dezful Airport
Questions
Amarah: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Amarah?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Amarah are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 46 °C; January is the wettest, with about 46 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Amarah?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dezful Airport (DEF), about 135 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Amarah?
Iraqi dinar (IQD).
Nearby
Destinations near Amarah
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.