ساحة الفراهيدي

ساحة الفراهيدي is a locality in Basra Governorate, Iraq. ساحة الفراهيدي is situated nearby to the suburb ساحة ام البروم, as well as near the village Ar Ribat as Saghir.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basra International Hotel and Basra Museum.

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 Museum

Museum

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The Basrah Museum is a museum in the Iraqi city of Basra, It is located on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab some 3 km south‐east of Basra’s historic city centre. Basra Museum is situated 3½ km southeast of ساحة الفراهيدي.

Basra War Cemetery

Cemetery

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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.