title: Ash Shanin
text: # 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.
  
  