Former Natural History Museum

Former Natural History Museum is a building in Basra Governorate, Iraq which is located on شارع الكورنيش. Former Natural History Museum is situated nearby to the university رئاسة جامعة البصرة, as well as near حلاقة عدنان.

Type: Building
Also known as: “متحف التاريخ الطبيعي”
Address: شارع الكورنيش, العشار

Places of Interest Nearby

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 International Hotel is situated 290 metres southeast of Former Natural History Museum.

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 3 km southeast of Former Natural History Museum.

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. Basra War Cemetery is situated 2½ km northwest of Former Natural History Museum.