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Baṣra
Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr. However, there is ongoing constuction of Grand Faw Port on the coast of Basra, which is considered a national project for Iraq and will become one of the largest ports in the world and the largest in the Middle East, in addition, the port will strengthen Iraq’s geopolitical position in the region and the world. Furthermore, Iraq is planning to establish large naval base in the Faw peninsula. Historically, the city is one of the ports from which the fictional Sinbad the Sailor journeyed. The city was built in 636 and has played an important role in Islamic Golden Age. Basra is consistently one of the hottest cities in Iraq, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding . In April 2017, the Iraqi Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basra Governorate
Basra Governorate ( ar, محافظة البصرة ), also called Basra Province, is a Governorates of Iraq, governorate in southern Iraq, bordering Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east. The capital is the city of Basra, located in the Basrah District, Basrah district. Other districts of Basra include Al-Qurna District, Al-Qurna, Al-Zubair District, Al-Zubair, Al-Midaina District, Al-Midaina, Shatt Al-Arab District, Shatt Al-Arab, Abu Al-Khaseeb District, Abu Al-Khaseeb and Al-Faw District, Basra Governorate, Al-Faw located on the Persian Gulf. It is the only governorate with a coastline. History In 1920, after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the United Kingdom took over the former Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman vilayets of Basra Vilayet (Ottoman Empire), Basra, Baghdad Province, Ottoman Empire, Baghdad and Mosul Province, Ottoman Empire, Mosul which had together formed the historical region of ''Irak Arabi'' or ''Babylonia, Irak Babeli'', and cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
