03/01/2020 · Iraq - safety as a country. Basra is a port city in the Lower Mesopotamia region of southern Iraq, close to the border with Kuwait. It is Iraq’s third-largest city with a population of 1,700,000. Basra’s was established in the year 636AD and played an essential role in early Islamic history, with the Old Mosque of Basra (The Imam Ali Mosque) being ...

The city is located in southern Iraq, between Baghdad and Erbil, the country's two largest cities. Basra is the second largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, with a population of 1.5 million. Do: Iraq: Key Socio-Economic Indicators "provides a comprehensive overview of the economic, social, political and cultural conditions in southern Iraq, with a focus on Baghdad - Basras andErbil.

26/05/2018 · Basra is the third largest city in the Republic of Iraq, the economic capital of Iraq, and its first water outlet. Basra is located at the southernmost point on the West Bank of Shatt al-Arab. It has a population of 2,796,000 and an area of 19,070 km2, the administrative and political center of Basra Governorate.

10/06/2020 · Iraq's third-largest city, Basra, was once called “Venice of the East” due to the numerous water canals and bridges meandering throughout the entire city. This description is no longer true, as the Shatt al-Arab ("Stream of the Arabs") and its branches have become polluted with algae, bacteria, chemical toxins, and waste products from humans, hospitals and factory …

17/06/2018 · There was a time when Basra, a city slightly larger than Washington, was considered one of the region’s epicenters. Founded in 636 along the …

Jump to navigation Jump to search. For the town in Jordan, see Bozrah. For the town in Syria, see Bosra. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Basra, Iraq .