An-Nasiriyah

The country around Nasiriyah lies on the lower Euphrates, where the river crosses the lowlands of southern Iraq toward the great marshes. Date gardens and cultivated land follow its banks, while channels carry water across the surrounding plain. The Muntafiq tribal confederation held considerable influence in this region, its chiefs and cultivators sharing a landscape shaped by the river and its changing courses. The town bearing the name Nasiriyah itself belongs to a later age.