southern Iraq

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geographical region region of Iraq

Southern Iraq is the predominantly Shiite, oil-rich region of Iraq along the lower Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the Persian Gulf, encompassing cities like Basra and significant marshland areas.

Aliases (1)

Southern Iraq ×65

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → region of Iraq →
borders	Persian Gulf →
climate	arid → semi-arid →
contains	Basra → Basra Governorate → Central Marshes → Dhi Qar Governorate → Hammar Marshes → Hawizeh Marshes → Iraqi Marshlands → Karbala Governorate → Maysan Governorate → Muthanna Governorate → Najaf Governorate → Qadisiyyah Governorate → Shatt al-Arab → Thi Qar Marshes → Wasit Governorate →
containsReligiousSite	Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala → Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (broader southern–central Shia region) → Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf → Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala →
country	Iraq →
dialect	Southern Mesopotamian Arabic →
ethnicMajority	Arabs →
hasAgriculture	date palm cultivation → rice cultivation → wheat cultivation →
hasEconomicSector	oil export terminals on Persian Gulf →
hasMajorCity	Amarah → Basra → Diwaniyah → Karbala → Kut → Najaf → Nasiriyah → Samawah →
hasMinority	Christians → Mandaeans → Marsh Arabs → Sunni Arabs →
hasNaturalResource	crude oil → natural gas →
hasPort	Al-Faw → Umm Qasr →
historicalRegion	Lower Mesopotamia →
knownFor	Shia holy cities → marshland ecosystems → oil production → petrochemical industry →
languageMajority	Arabic →
locatedIn	Iraq → Mesopotamia → Middle East → Western Asia →
religiousMajority	Shia Islam →
traversedBy	Euphrates River → Tigris River →
wasAffectedBy	drainage of Iraqi Marshes under Saddam Hussein →
wasBattlefieldIn	2003 invasion of Iraq → Iran–Iraq War →
wasCenterOf	Marsh Arab culture →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement →	airspaceRestricted
Iraqi alluvial plain →	locatedIn
Najaf →	locatedInRegion
Operation Charge of the Knights →	location
Battle for Basra (2003) ("Southern Iraq") →	theater