Baṣrah (Iraq

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
בצרה (עיראק : פרובינציה)
Name (Latin)
Baṣrah (Iraq : Province)
Other forms of name
nnaa Baṣrah, Iraq (Liwāʾ)
Muḥāfaẓat al-Baṣrah (Iraq)
Liwāʾ al-Baṣrah (Iraq)
Bassorskiĭ Vilaĭėt (Iraq)
Coordinates
47.36666667 47.36666667 30.36666667 30.36666667 (gooearth )
Associated country
Basrah (Iraq)
Iraq
Biographical or Historical Data
30p0s30ʹN 47p0s47ʹE
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 124363873
Wikidata: Q193551
Library of congress: n 82164801
Old Aleph NLI id: 996394
Sources of Information
  • Adamov, A. Irak Arabskiĭ ... 1912:
Wikipedia description:

Basra Governorate (Arabic: محافظة البصرة‎ Muḥāfaẓa al-Baṣra), also called Basra Province, is a governorate in southern Iraq in the region of Arabian Peninsula, bordering Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east. The capital is the city of Basra, located in the Basrah district. Other districts of Basra include Al-Qurna, Al-Zubair, Al-Midaina, Shatt Al-Arab, Abu Al-Khaseeb and Al-Faw located on the Persian Gulf. It is the only governorate with a coastline.

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