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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.

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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Iraq, Countries
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Asia, Continents
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1. Basra (Wikipedia)
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Basra is a port city in southern Iraq.
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1,485,000
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2024
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5 m
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Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, coordinates (latitude)
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30.51500N 47.81000E
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30.51500N 47.81000E
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636 AD
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Iraq
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