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Basra

البصرة

Al Baṣrah
Country Iraq
Governorate Basra Governorate
Founded AD 636
Population
 (2003 Est)
 • Total 1,700,000

Basra (البصرة; Al Baṣrah) is the third largest city of Iraq with a population of about 2,600,000 (2003). It is the country's main port. Baṣra played an important role in early Islamic history, and it was the first city built in Islam 14 A.H (after Hijra)

Overview

The city lies at the Shatt al-Arab waterway near the Persian Gulf, 55 kilometres (34 mi) from the Persian Gulf and 545 kilometres (339 mi) from Baghdad, Iraq's capital and largest city.

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Images for kids

  • AMH-5342-NA View of Basra and 'Gordelaan' castle

    View of Basra in circa 1695, by Dutch cartographer Isaak de Graaf

  • Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Q25671

    Ashar Creek and bazaar, c. 1915

  • Basra in a drawing by the Portuguese late 16th century

    Basra designed by the Portuguese at the end of the 16th century, according to the representation of the "Lyvro de plantaforma of the fortresses of India" codex of São julião da Barra

  • Persian Gulf Pt8

    Purple - Portuguese in the Persian Gulf in the 16th and 17th century. Main cities, ports and routes.

  • Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Q25704

    Iraqi girls, c. 1917

  • Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Q25688

    Turkish prisoners passing along the bank of Ashar Creek, nearing Whiteley's Bridge, Basra 1917.

  • Old city of Basra 1954

    Shanasheel of the old part of Basra city, 1954

  • Heritage houses in Basra

    Old houses of Basra

  • Basra Dockyard

    Model of Basra Dockyard

  • Basra at night

    Basra at night

  • Basra Times Square Shopping centre

    Basra Times square shopping centre

  • Church-In Basra-Iraq كنيسة في البصرة العراق

    A Chaldean Catholic Church in Basra.

  • Imam Ali Mosque 2

    Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque

  • Basrah corniche

    Shatt Al-Arab

  • ALBASRAH AIRPORT

    Basra International Airport

  • Bridge of Basra 1

    Muhhmad Baquir Al-Sadr Bridge

  • Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT)

    Al Basrah Oil Terminal.

  • Basra International Stadium Opening 2

    Basra International Stadium in 2013

See also

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