Al-Shirqat

Al-Shirqat Arabic: الشرقاط Sharqat
Town
Al-Shirqat
Coordinates: 35°30′13″N 43°13′57″E / 35.50361°N 43.23250°E / 35.50361; 43.23250
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Saladin
District	Al-Shirqat
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)

Al-Shirqat is a town west of the Tigris in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, located 294 kilometres (183 mi) northwest of Baghdad. It is the main town of the Al-Shirqat District, and is near the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Assur.