Al-Shirqat

Al-Shirqat Arabic: الشرقاط‎
Town
Coordinates: 35°30′13″N 43°13′57″E / 35.50361°N 43.23250°E / 35.50361; 43.23250Coordinates: 35°30′13″N 43°13′57″E / 35.50361°N 43.23250°E / 35.50361; 43.23250
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Salah ad-Din
District	Al-Shirqat
Occupation	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Time zone	AST (UTC+3)

Al-Shirqat is a Sunni Arab town west of the Tigris in Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant took control of the town during their June 2014 offensive.

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