Port of Basra
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The Port of Basra is a major Iraqi seaport on the Shatt al-Arab waterway that serves as a key hub for the country’s maritime trade and oil exports.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Basra canonical | 2 |
| Basra port and surrounding districts | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seaport
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Arabian Sea
ⓘ
Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo | international sea lanes ⓘ |
| hasBerthsFor |
cargo ships
ⓘ
container vessels ⓘ oil tankers ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
supports Iraqi industrial imports
ⓘ
supports Iraqi oil sector ⓘ supports regional trade in Basra area ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cargo handling
ⓘ
container handling ⓘ general maritime logistics ⓘ oil export terminal support ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
export of refined petroleum products from Iraq
ⓘ
post-2003 reconstruction of Iraqi trade ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | deep-water port ⓘ |
| isGatewayFor |
Iraqi oil exports to global markets
ⓘ
Iraqi seaborne trade ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Basra city road network
ⓘ
Iraqi national transport network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basra Governorate
ⓘ
southern Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedInRiverDelta |
Shatt al-Arab
ⓘ
surface form:
Shatt al-Arab river delta
|
| locatedNear |
Basra
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Basra
|
| locatedOnWaterway | Shatt al-Arab ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| operatedBy | General Company for Ports of Iraq ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Iraq ⓘ |
| partOf | Iraqi port system ⓘ |
| region |
Gulf region
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ |
| serves |
Iraqi export trade
ⓘ
Iraqi import trade ⓘ |
| servesAs |
key hub for Iraq’s maritime trade
ⓘ
key hub for Iraq’s oil exports ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
critical for Iraqi economy
ⓘ
major outlet for Iraqi crude oil ⓘ |
| timeZone | Arabia Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportMode | maritime ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk cargo transport
ⓘ
commercial shipping ⓘ containerized cargo transport ⓘ oil tanker traffic ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal river estuary ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Basra port and surrounding districts