Qalat Sukar

Qalat Sukar (Qal`at Saqr) is village in southern Iraq in the Dhi Qar Governorate. It is located on a ridge west of the Gharraf Canal (the old canal that the Sumerians dug up some 4000 years ago). Qalat Sukar is 6 km northeast of the remains of the ancient Sumerian city of Larsa. A modern drainage canal separates Qalat Sukar from Larsa Tell. Because of the name, and the former marshlands in the area, it is likely that Qalat Sukar was originally the site of a sugar mill, after sugarcane was introduced into the area in the 9th century. The nearest city is An Nasiriyah, Iraq with a population of 587,000.