States or Territories

Basra Governorate

Governorate

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Basra Governorate." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/basra-governorate.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Basra Governorate. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/basra-governorate

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-basra-governorate,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Basra Governorate},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/basra-governorate},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

Basra Governorate, also called Basra Province, is a governorate in southern Iraq bordering Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east. It had a population of 3,664,168 at the 2024 census across an area of 19,070 square kilometers, and its capital is Basra.

Facts

Capital

Basra 1

Population

3,664,168 1

2024 figure from Basra Governorate's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2024 1

Area (sq km)

19,070 1

Latitude

30.367 degrees north 1

Longitude

47.367 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Basra

basra is associated with basra-governorate.

Source Basra Governorate (Wikipedia)

Iraq

Basra Governorate is a governorate of Iraq.

Source Basra Governorate (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Basra

basra is the capital of basra-governorate.

Source Basra Governorate (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Basra Governorate is on continent.

Source Basra Governorate (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Basra Governorate (Wikipedia)

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The Basra Governorate (Arabic: Muhafaza al-Basra), also called Basra Province, is a governorate in southern Iraq bordering Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east.

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