Where is Basra Located? What Country is Basra in? Basra Map

Where is Basra Located?

Basra is a city in southern Iraq. It is located on the Shatt El Arab about 100 kilometers from its mouth in the Persian Gulf and is the most important port city of the country.

What Country is Basra in?

Basra was founded in 636 AD by Caliph Umar ibn Chatab as an important trading center. At the same time, it served as a base to repel the attacks of the Sassanid Empire. The base can still be seen outside the city in the form of a hill. Basra was a flourishing trading centre under the Umayyads and Abbasids. It lost importance under the Ottomans.

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