Ash Shanin
# Ash Shanin

Ash Shanin (الشنين ) is a village of Basrah Governorate in southern Iraq located on the south bank of the Euphrates River opposite the confluence with the Tigris River.

## Geography

It is on the west side of the Shatt Al-Arab River and linked with Al Qurnah by a road bridge. The topography is flat, the elevation is 4m above sea level and the climate arid.

## History

During the First World War the battle of Qurnah was fought in this area. The area suffered greatly during the Iran–Iraq War, during which it was a major battlefield, and again after the 1991 Iraqi uprising.

