Old Basra

Old Basra is a village in , . Old Basra is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basra War Cemetery and Basra International Hotel.

Cemetery
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is a military cemetery in , . 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. is situated 3 km north of Old Basra.

Hotel
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The is a hotel on Shatt al-Arab bank in Al Ashar District, in Basrah, . The hotel was built in 1981 as the Basrah Sheraton Hotel & Casino. is situated 3 km northeast of Old Basra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basra.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a port city in , close to the border with and . It is Iraq's third largest city with a population of 2,150,000.

Old Basra

Latitude
30.50463° or 30° 30′ 17″ north
Longitude
47.81508° or 47° 48′ 54″ east
Open location code
8H29GR38+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12969398277
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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In Other Languages

“Old Basra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البصرة القديمة”

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