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Basra is a major port city in southern Iraq, located on the Shatt al-Arab waterway near the Persian Gulf and the Iran-Iraq border, making it an important center for trade and commerce. As Iraq's third-largest city and the capital of Basra Governorate, it is a significant urban center in the country, though it is known for being exceptionally hot during summer months.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Basra
- Settlement.other_name
- Basrah
- Settlement.native_name
- ٱلْبَصْرَة
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.nickname
- Venice of the East
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Metropolis
- Settlement.image_caption
- Basra along Shatt al-Arab, Al-Ashar River, Basrah Museum, Ottoman Viceroy House and Basra International Hotel
- Settlement.image_size
- 275
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iraq#Near East
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Basra within Iraq
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Basra
- Settlement.government_type
- Mayor–council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Asaad Al Eidani
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- البصرة
- Demonym
- بصراوي
- Country
- Rashidun Caliphate
- Located in
- Basra Governorate
- Population
- 1326564
- Area
- 181
- Elevation
- 5
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Basra Governorate
- Official website
- basra.gov.iq
- Image
- Basra-Shatt-Al-Arab.jpg
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- Commons category
- Basra
- twinned administrative body
- Venice
- topic's main category
- Category:Basra
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Basra
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Basra
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Basra
- inception
- 0638-00-00
- Commons gallery
- البصرة
- different from
- Bosra
- native label
- البصرة
- P12749
- Thrinax
- history of topic
- timeline of Basra history
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