Kirlān

Kirlān is a locality in Basra Governorate, Iraq. Kirlān is situated near the locality Al Muḩammarah, as well as near Ash Shalāmijah.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Basra International Hotel and Basra War Cemetery.

Basra International Hotel

Hotel

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The Basra International Hotel is a hotel on Shatt al-Arab bank in Al Ashar District, in Basrah, Iraq. The hotel was built in 1981 as the Basrah Sheraton Hotel & Casino.

Basra War Cemetery is a military cemetery in Basra, Iraq. Originally a small civil cemetery, it was greatly enlarged during the First World War and contains 2,890 graves, the majority of which are Commonwealth casualties killed during the Mesopotamian campaign.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basra.

Basra

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Basra is a port city in Southern Iraq, close to the border with Kuwait and Iran. It is Iraq's third largest city with a population of 2,150,000.

Kirlān

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Girdalān”, “Kardalān”, “Karlān”, “Kirdalān”, and “Kirlan”
Location: Basra Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

30.53134° or 30° 31′ 53″ north

Longitude

47.84387° or 47° 50′ 38″ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

8H29GRJV+GG

GeoNames ID

94286

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In Other Languages

“Kirlān” goes by many names.

Arabic: “كرلان”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al Muḩammarah and Ash Shalāmijah.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jisr ar Ribāţ and Al Basrah Hospital Maternity and Pediatrics.

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