Basra

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city populated place port city

Basra is a historic port city in southern Iraq, strategically located near the Persian Gulf and long significant as a commercial and cultural hub of the region.

Aliases (5)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → populated place → port city →
capitalOf	Basra Governorate →
continent	Asia →
coordinateLocation	30.5°N 47.8°E →
country	Iraq →
countryCapital	no →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	5 m →
ethnicGroup	Arabs → Iraqi Marsh Arabs →
foundedBy	Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab → Rashidun Caliphate →
foundingDate	636 →
hasClimate	hot desert climate →
hasPort	Khor al-Zubair Port → Port of Basra → Umm Qasr Port →
historicalEvent	Gulf War → Iraq War (2003) → Iraq–Iran War →
historicalRegion	Lower Mesopotamia →
historicalRole	cultural center → important Islamic learning center → major commercial hub →
knownFor	Iraq’s main seaport → oil export terminals → strategic location near Persian Gulf →
KöppenClimateClassification	BWh →
languageUsed	Arabic →
locatedIn	southern Iraq →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Basra Governorate →
locatedNear	Persian Gulf →
locatedOn	Basra Canal → Shatt al-Arab →
majorityReligion	Shia Islam →
maximumRecordedTemperature	around 53°C →
minorityReligion	Sunni Islam →
nearRiverConfluence	Euphrates → Tigris →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
partOf	Mesopotamia →
primaryEconomicActivity	oil industry → petrochemicals → port services → trade →
religion	Islam →
river	Shatt al-Arab →
timeZone	Arabia Standard Time →
UTCOffset	+3 →
writingSystem	Arabic script →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle for Basra (2003) → Battle for Basra (2003) ("Basra Governorate") → Operation Charge of the Knights → Operation Charge of the Knights ("Basra Governorate") →	location
Southern Iraq → Southern Iraq ("Basra Governorate") →	contains
Light Dragoons ("Basra, Iraq") → Welsh Guards ("Basra, Iraq") →	notableDeployment
Rabia al-Adawiyya → Sibawayh →	regionOfActivity
Abdullah ibn Ibad →	associatedWith
Ibn al-Haytham →	birthPlace
Basra ("Basra Governorate") →	capitalOf
Islamic Golden Age →	centerOfActivity
Abbasid Caliphate →	culturalCenter
Sibawayh →	educatedIn
Indian Expeditionary Force D ("Basra (early campaign)") →	garrisonOrHeadquarters
Persian Gulf states →	hasKeyPortCity
Southern Iraq →	hasMajorCity
Dicle →	hasMajorCityOnBanks
Iraqi Jews →	historicallyCenteredIn
Persian Corridor →	keyPort
Basra school of grammar →	locatedIn
Basra ("Basra Governorate") →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
Shaibah Logistics Base →	locatedNear
Republic Day (Iraq) →	locationOfCelebration
Operation Telic ("Basra Governorate") →	mainAreaOfOperations
Umayyad Caliphate →	majorPortCity
Shatt al-Arab →	nearbyCity
Operation Telic ("Basra Air Station") →	notableBase
Shatt al-Arab →	passesThrough
Tigris →	passesThroughCity
Rabia al-Adawiyya →	placeOfOrigin
Indian Expeditionary Force D →	primaryBaseOfOperations
al-Hallaj →	residence
Amarah →	roadConnection
Mesopotamian Arabic →	spokenInCity
Operation Charge of the Knights ("Basra urban area") →	theater