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Also known as Al Baṣra, Basra Province

governorate in southern Iraq

AI overview

Basra Governorate is an administrative region located in southern Iraq. It matters because it is home to Iraq's major port facilities and significant oil reserves, making it economically and strategically important to the country.

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Wikidata facts

Country
Iraq
Located in
Iraq
Capital
Basra
Population
2405434
Area
19070
Shares border with
Al Muthanna Governorate
Image
Courthouse in Iraq.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Basra Governorate
language used
Mandaic
category of associated people
Category:People from Basra Province
Commons category
Basra Governorate
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Encyclopedic overview

The Basra Governorate (Arabic: محافظة البصرة‎ Muḥāfaẓa al-Baṣra), also called Basra Province, is a 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. Other districts of Basra include Al-Qurna, Al-Zubair, Al-Midaina, Shatt Al-Arab, Abu Al-Khaseeb and Al-Faw located on the Persian Gulf. It is the only governorate with a coastline.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Basra Governorate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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