Umm Qasr
Umm Qasr is an aerodrome in Basra Governorate, Iraq. Umm Qasr is situated nearby to the village حي دور الخمسين, as well as near حي دور القاعدة.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northern Umm Qasr Port.
Northern Umm Qasr Port
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Umm Qasr Port is Iraq's only deep water port, part of the city of Umm Qasr. Iraq's second biggest port in scale of size and goods shipped, ranking behind the port of Basra, 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 Persian Gulf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umm Qasr.
Umm Qasr
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Umm Qasr
- Type: Aerodrome
- Also known as: “مطار أم قصر العسكري”
- Categories: military installation and transportation
- Location: Basra Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.02012° or 30° 1′ 12″ northLongitude
47.92341° or 47° 55′ 24″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)ICAO airport code
ORUQOpen location code
8H292WCF+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 850080526OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfieldGeoNames ID
11499738
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Umm Qasr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مطار أم قصر”
- German: “Umm Qasr Flughafen”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مسجد الايمان and UMM QASR HOSPITAL NAVAL.
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