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noun - the second largest city in Iraq
A city of southeast Iraq on the Shatt al Arab near the Persian Gulf.
BASRA - Basra (Arabic: al-Barah), is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab between Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of 2.5 million in 20...
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| In 2003, after a struggle, the British gained control of this Southern Iraqi city, the country's main port |
| Abadan, Iran & this Iraqi port city both lie on the 120-mile-long Shatt al-Arab before it empties into the Persian Gulf |
| Founded around 636 A.D., Iraq's chief port city is this one at the southeast end of the country |
| In the southeast corner of Iraq, this main port of the country is on a waterway called the Shatt Al-Arab |
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| the second largest city in Iraq an oil port in southern Iraq |
| An oil port of Iraq, on the Shatt al-Arab waterway population 870,000 (est. 2007). |
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Basra (Arabic: al-Barah), is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab between Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of 2.5 million in 2012. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr. * The city is one of the ports from which Sinbad the Sailor journeyed. It played an important role in early Islamic history and was built in 636 (14 AH). Basra is consistently one of the hottest cities in Iraq, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding 50 °C (122 °F). In April 2017, the Iraqi Parliament recognized Basra as Iraq's economic capital. |