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Al-Ahrar subdistrict

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38: 341: 45: 179:. Its seat is the town of the Ahrar. The subdistrict was established in 1961, and covers 1244 square km. Farming is the main occupation in Al-Ahrar subdistrict due to irrigated alluvial soil. It is famous for production of wheat, rice and date palm. 187:
Ahdab oil field lies in a 303 square km in Al-Ahrar subdistrict. Iraqi's official sources estimated the oilfield's reserves 1 billion barrel. A contract to develop Ahdab oil field was signed between Saddam Hussein's regime and
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is a main Iraqi airbase located in the southern part of the Al-Ahrar subdistrict, built by Yugoslavian companies during 1980s. Air base played a key role during the
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for its location near Iranian–Iraqi borders. Airbase consists of runway, taxiways, and 200 hardened aircraft shelters accommodate 3 squadrons of
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in 1996, but the deal delayed after UN imposed sanctions and postponed further by the
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Al-Ahrar subdistrict is located in Iraq
32°20′22″N 45°30′19″E / 32.3393721°N 45.5051995°E / 32.3393721; 45.5051995
Wasit
An Numaniyah
Arabic
An Numaniyah
Wasit Governorate
Tigris
CNPC
Iraq War
CNPC
South Oil Company
Ubaydah Bin Al Jarrah Air Base
Iran–Iraq War
Su-20/22s
MiG-21s
MiG-23s
"China National Petroleum Begins Work at Al-Ahdab Oil Field in Iraq"
ISSN
0362-4331
"Ahdab oil field - Oil4All"
"Ubaydah Bin al Jarrah / Al Jarrah Airbase"
Portal
Iraq
Categories
Populated places in Wasit Governorate
Subdistricts of Iraq

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