Qalat Sukkar

Qalat Sukkar (Arabic: قلعة سكر, romanized: Qal`at es Sikar, lit.

'Sugar Castle') is a town in the Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, located on the Gharraf Canal.

Qalat Sukar is 6 km northeast of the remains of the ancient Sumerian city of Larsa.

[2] James Abbott Sauer and Khair Yassine, believe that because of the name, and the former marshlands in the area,[3] it is likely that Qalat Sukar was originally the site of a sugar mill,[4] constructed after sugarcane was introduced into the area in the ninth century.

During the Iraq War, the Qalat Sukkar Airfield was occupied by the US Marines and called Camp Fenway.

Bridge over the Gharraf Canal at Qalat Sukkar