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Basrah, Basrah District, Muḩāfaz̧at al Başrah, Iraq


Alternative Names:Al Basrah, Al Başrah, Al-Basra, BSR, Bacora, Basora, Basra, Basrah, Bassora, Bassorah, Bassra, Baçorá, Busra, Busrah, Bussora, Bàssora, albsrt, ba shi la, ba si la, basura, bsrh, bsrt, bzrh, Басра, בצרה, البصرة, بصرة, بصره, ܒܨܪܐ, バスラ, 巴士拉, 巴斯拉
Type:Seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Mindat.org Region:Basra Governorate, Iraq
Region:Basrah District, Muḩāfaz̧at al Başrah, Iraq
Latitude:30° 30' 30" N
Longitude:47° 46' 49" E
Lat/Long (dec):30.50852,47.7804
Köppen climate type:BWh : Hot deserts climate
Population:2,600,000 (2015)
Mindat Feature ID:99532
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:99532:8
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Abadan, Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran30° 21' 9" N48° 16' 45" E50.9km (31.6 miles)
Al-Dibdibba desert, Basra Governorate, Iraq29° 35' 35" N46° 45' 33" E141.5km (87.9 miles)
Al Ahmadi, Al-Ahmadi, Kuwait29° 4' 59" N48° 4' 59" E161.1km (100.1 miles)
Ahmadi Limestone quarry, Al Ahmadi, Al-Ahmadi, Kuwait29° 2' 14" N48° 4' 36" E166.1km (103.2 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
Persian Gulf Basin, Arabian PlateBasin
Widyan-North Arabian Gulf basin, Arabian PlateBasin
AsiaContinent
Zagros Foreland Basin, Indian PlateForedeep Basin
IraqCountry
Basra Governorate, IraqProvince

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Iraq, Al-Basrah, Basrah108.2.15.0.0.0
 
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