🇮🇶 Irak
Basrah
Basra or Basrah is a port city in southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq border, the city is situated along the banks of the Shatt al-Arab that empties into the Persian Gulf. It is consistently one of the hottest cities on the planet, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding 50 °C (122 °F).
- Country
- 🇮🇶 Irak
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 1,326,564
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates
- 30.51, 47.78
How far Basrah is from other cities in Irak
- Karbala426 km✈ 1 h 16 min · 🚗 7 h 6 min
- Bagdad448 km✈ 1 h 18 min · 🚗 7 h 28 min
- Erbil722 km✈ 1 h 38 min · 🚗 12 h 2 min
- Mosul779 km✈ 1 h 42 min · 🚗 12 h 59 min
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