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'''Samawah''' or '''As-Samawah''' ([[Arabic language]]: السماوة) is a city in [[Iraq]], 280 kilometres (174 mi) southeast of [[Baghdad]].<ref>[http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2005/12/1201-2.html MOFA: Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid to Samawah, Iraq<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Martyrs_monument.jpg|right|thumb|223px|Martyr's Monument and Parade Ground]] -->
The city of Samawah is the modern capital of the [[Al Muthanna Governorate]]. The city is located midway between Baghdad and [[Basra]], at the northern edge of the governorate. The province was established in 1975; prior to that date it was a unified province along with [[Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate|Qadissiya]] (Diwaniya) and [[Najaf Governorate|Najaf]]. <!--[[Image:Samawa1.jpg|right|thumb|223px|Samawa]]-->
==History and attractions==
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