Umm Qasr

Umm Qasr is an aerodrome in , . Umm Qasr is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Northern Umm Qasr Port.

Umm Qasr Port is 's only deep water port, part of the city of . Iraq's second biggest port in scale of size and goods shipped, ranking behind the port of , it is strategically important, located on the western edge of the al-Faw peninsula, where the mouth of the Shatt al Arab waterway enters the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm Qasr.

is a port city in southern . It stands on the canalised Khawr az-Zubayr, part of the estuary which leads to the .

Umm Qasr

Latitude
30.02012° or 30° 1′ 12″ north
Longitude
47.92341° or 47° 55′ 24″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
ICAO airport code
ORUQ
Open location code
8H292WCF+29
Open­Street­Map ID
way 850080526
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
11499738
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Umm Qasr” goes by many names.

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