Safwan Hill
| Safwan Hill | |
|---|---|
| Jabal Sanam | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Basra Governorate, southern Iraq |
Safwan Hill (or Jabal Sanam) is located in Basra Governorate, southern Iraq. Safwan Hill is the highest terrain feature in the region,[1] at approximately 440 feet (130 m).[2]
Iraq War 2003[edit]
On 19 March 2003 the United States Marine Corps 3rd Marine Air Wing attacked the Iraqi Army observation post on Safwan Hill.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Sharad S. Chauhan (1 January 2003). War on Iraq. APH Publishing. pp. 371–. ISBN 978-81-7648-478-7.
- ^ Rodney P. Carlisle; John Stewart Bowman (1 January 2007). Iraq War. Infobase Publishing. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-1-4381-0008-1.
- ^ Nicholas E. Reynolds (2005). Basrah, Baghdad, and Beyond: The U.S. Marine Corps in the Second Iraq War. Naval Institute Press. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-1-59114-717-6.
External links[edit]
- Al-Naqib, K. M. "Geology of Jabal Sanam, south of Iraq." Journal of the Geological Society of Iraq 3 (1970): 9-36.
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