Basra War Cemetery
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: BMarinca, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basra International Hotel.
Basra International Hotel
Hotel
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 2½ km southeast of Basra War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basra.
Basra
Basra is a port city in Southern Iraq, close to the border with Kuwait and Iran. It is Iraq's third largest city with a population of 2,150,000.
Basra War Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery in Basra, Iraq
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Basra Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.53125° or 30° 31′ 53″ northLongitude
47.81983° or 47° 49′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8H29GRJ9+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 730107039OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q24908753
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Basra War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة الانكليز”
- Arabic: “مقبرة الجيش البريطاني”
- Arabic: “مقبرة حرب البصرة”
- Dutch: “Basra War Cemetery”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות הצבאי בבצרה”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות הצבאי הבריטי בבצרה”
- Russian: “Военное кладбище (Басра)”
- Russian: “Военное кладбище”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Basra (Makina) Civil Cemetery and Basra (Makina) R.A.F. Cemetery.
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