Basra

Summary

Basra is a port city^[1]. Basra draws 790 Wikipedia views per month (port_city category, ranking #9 of 41).^[2]

Key Facts

• Basra is located in Basra Governorate^[3].
• Basra is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Basra's image is recorded as Basra-Shatt-Al-Arab.jpg^[5].
• Basra's instance of is recorded as port city^[6].
• Basra's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Basra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baku^[8].
• Basra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Detroit^[9].
• Basra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dubai^[10].
• Basra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Venice^[11].
• Basra's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24145376502483721133^[12].
• Basra's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152445467^[13].
• Basra's GND ID is recorded as 4230588-3^[14].
• Basra's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80123145^[15].
• Basra's IdRef ID is recorded as 061435171^[16].
• Basra's Commons category is recorded as Basra^[17].
• Basra's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[18].
• +0638-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Basra^[19].
• Basra's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.515, 'lon': 47.81}^[20].
• Basra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ft0s^[21].
• Basra's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge335725^[22].
• Basra's significant event is recorded as Siege of U.K. bases in Basra^[23].
• Basra's official website is recorded as https://basra.gov.iq^[24].
• Basra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Basra^[25].
• Basra's Commons gallery is recorded as البصرة^[26].
• Basra's page banner is recorded as Basra Shanashels wikivoyage-banner.jpg^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Basra's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+181'}^[28]. Basra's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[29]. Basra's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1326564'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include port city^[6] and big city^[7].

History and Context

+0638-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Basra^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Basra include Persian Gulf^[31], a sea^[32], in Saudi Arabia^[33]; Basra International Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Iraq^[36]; and Basra^[37], a ruins^[38], in Morocco^[39].

Why It Matters

Basra draws 790 Wikipedia views per month (port_city category, ranking #9 of 41).^[2] Basra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Basra is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Basra include Persian Gulf^[31], a sea^[32], in Saudi Arabia^[33]; Basra International Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Iraq^[36]; and Basra^[37], a ruins^[38], in Morocco^[39].