Sharjān, Al-Suwaira District, Muhafazat Wasit, Iraq

Alternative Names:	Sharjan, Sharjān
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Wasit Governorate, Iraq
Region:	Al-Suwaira District, Muhafazat Wasit, Iraq
Latitude:	32° 46' 0" N
Longitude:	45° 6' 0" E
Lat/Long (dec):	32.76667,45.1
Köppen climate type:	BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Feature ID:	91061
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:91061:9
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Barpalang Mine, Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, Iran	34° 10' 22" N	45° 40' 58" E	165.4km (102.8 miles)
Hamrin Basalt, Diyala Governorate, Iraq	34° 15' 35" N	44° 45' 0" E	169.2km (105.1 miles)
Banseiran Mine, Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, Iran	34° 11' 19" N	45° 45' 4" E	169.3km (105.2 miles)
Negin-Kabod Mine, Qasr-e Shirin County, Kermanshah Province, Iran	34° 18' 18" N	45° 39' 30" E	178.7km (111.1 miles)
Royban Mine, Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, Iran	34° 21' 6" N	45° 45' 16" E	186.4km (115.8 miles)
Dayali Mine, Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, Iran	34° 21' 12" N	45° 45' 6" E	186.5km (115.9 miles)
Cham-Emam Hasan Mine, Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, Iran	34° 22' 37" N	45° 46' 48" E	189.8km (117.9 miles)
Graveh Mine, Qasr-e Shirin County, Kermanshah Province, Iran	34° 27' 48" N	45° 40' 51" E	196.2km (121.9 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Arabian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Persian Gulf Basin, Arabian Plate	Basin
Zagros Foldbelt basin, Arabian Plate	Basin
Asia	Continent
Zagros Foreland Basin, Indian Plate	Foredeep Basin
Iraq	Country
Wasit Governorate, Iraq	Province

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Iraq, Wasit, As Suwayrah	108.18.101.0.0.0

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