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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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- Instance of
- governorate of Iraq
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Iraq
- Capital
- Basra
- Population
- 2405434
- Area
- 19070
- Shares border with
- Al Muthanna Governorate
- Official website
- en.basrahgov.com/index.php
- Image
- Courthouse in Iraq.jpg
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- Category:Basra Governorate
- language used
- Mandaic
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Basra Province
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- Basra Governorate
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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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