Basra

Summary

Basra is a port city^[1]. Basra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Basra is located in Basra Governorate^[3].
• Basra is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Basra's instance of is recorded as port city^[5].
• Basra's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Basra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baku^[7].
• Basra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Detroit^[8].
• Basra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dubai^[9].
• Basra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Venice^[10].
• Basra's Commons category is recorded as Basra^[11].
• Basra's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[12].
• 638 marks the founding of Basra^[13].
• Basra's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.515, 'lon': 47.81}^[14].
• Basra's significant event is recorded as Siege of U.K. bases in Basra^[15].
• Basra's official website is recorded as https://basra.gov.iq^[16].
• Basra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Basra^[17].
• Basra's Commons gallery is recorded as البصرة^[18].
• Basra has a population of {'amount': '+1326564'}^[19].
• Basra's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Basra's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[21].
• Basra's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Basra's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Basra's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[24].
• Basra's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Basra's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia Islamica^[26].
• Basra's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

Body

Geography

Basra is in the country of Iraq^[4]. Basra is located in Basra Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Basra covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+181'}^[28]. Basra sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[29]. Basra has a population of {'amount': '+1326564'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include port city^[5] and big city^[6].

History and Context

638 marks the founding of Basra^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Basra include Persian Gulf^[30], a sea^[31], in Saudi Arabia^[32]; Basra International Airport^[33], an international airport^[34], in Iraq^[35]; and Basra^[36], a ruins^[37], in Morocco^[38].

Why It Matters

Basra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Basra is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Basra include Persian Gulf^[30], a sea^[31], in Saudi Arabia^[32]; Basra International Airport^[33], an international airport^[34], in Iraq^[35]; and Basra^[36], a ruins^[37], in Morocco^[38].