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Basra 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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,485,000 1
Founding Year
636 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
5 1
Latitude
30.515 degrees north 1
Longitude
47.81 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Basra Governorate, States or Territories

basra is associated with basra-governorate.

Source Basra Governorate (Wikipedia)
Iraq, Countries
Source Basra (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Basra Governorate, States or Territories

basra is the capital of basra-governorate.

Source Basra Governorate (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Basra (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Basra is a port city in southern Iraq.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,485,000
  • Infobox, Population year
    2024
  • Infobox, Elevation
    5 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    30.51500N 47.81000E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    30.51500N 47.81000E
  • Infobox, Founded
    636 AD
  • Associated With: Iraq, Infobox, Country
    Iraq
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Basra Governorate (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Quote, Infobox, capital
Basra
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