Khawr az Zubayr
Khor Al Zubair is a city in Basra, in Iraq. As well as the Khor Al Zubair Port, it is also has major industrial areas which are home to laboratories and companies that include petrochemical companies and fertilizer plants.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umm Qasr.
Umm Qasr
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Umm Qasr is a port city in southern Iraq. It stands on the canalised Khawr az-Zubayr, part of the Khawr Abd Allah estuary which leads to the Persian Gulf.
Khawr az Zubayr
- Type: Marine channel
- Also known as: “Hawr ‘Abd Allāh”, “Hawr az Zubayr”, “Khn̈r Zobier”, “Khor az Zubayr”, “Khor Zubair”, and “Khūr az Zubayr”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Basra Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.99458° or 29° 59′ 41″ northLongitude
48.01224° or 48° 0′ 44″ eastOpen location code
7HXCX2V6+RVGeoNames ID
89368
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In Other Languages
“Khawr az Zubayr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خور الزبير”
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