🌆 Basra

Iraq · Asia · 30.51°N, 47.81°E

Basra or Basrah is a port city in southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq border, the city is situated along the banks of the Shatt al-Arab that empties into the Persian Gulf. It is consistently one of the hottest cities on the planet, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding 50 °C (122 °F).

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Quick facts

Country	Iraq
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	30.51°N, 47.81°E · view on map

Basra is in Iraq, a country in Asia. For the living forecast here, open World Weather; Basra’s population and history are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More cities in Iraq

Baghdad.

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