Sawād (English spelling)

Japanese: サワード（英語表記）al-Sawād

A fertile alluvial plain in the lower reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It is located in the central-southern part of the present-day Republic of Iraq. It was the first agricultural region conquered by the Arabs in the 7th century, and was one of the most important grain-producing areas of the empire throughout the Umayyad and Abbasid periods. Its main products are wheat and dates. Currently, its productivity has declined considerably due to salt damage.

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Japanese:

チグリス，ユーフラテス両川下流域の肥沃な沖積平野。現在のイラク共和国の中南部にあたる。7世紀にアラブが征服した最初の農耕地帯で，ウマイヤ朝，アッバース朝時代を通じて帝国の最も重要な穀倉地帯の一つであった。主要生産物は小麦となつめやし。現在は塩害のためにかなり生産力が低下している。

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