Basra
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Basra or Basrah 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. Located near the Ira
Basra at night
Basra city
Statue of Badr Shakir al Sayyeb
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Shatt al-Arab
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The Shatt al-Arab is a river about 200 kilometres in length that is formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the town of al-Qurnah in the Basra Governorate of southern Iraq. The
Basra
…as the third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq border, the city is situated along the banks of the Shatt al-Arab that empties into the Persian Gulf. It is consistently one of the hottest cities on the planet, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding 50 °C (122…
Shatt al-Arab pictured near Basra, Iraq
Arab ferryman on the Shatt al-Arab 1958
Shatt al-Arab near Basra city, Iraq