where is basra

Basra is a major port city in southern Iraq, located on the Shatt al-Arab waterway near the borders with Kuwait and Iran.

Quick Scoop: Where Is Basra?

• Basra sits on the western bank of the Shatt al-Arab, the river formed where the Tigris and Euphrates meet.

• It lies roughly 55–110 km north of the Persian Gulf coast.

• The city is in the Basra Governorate, of which it is the capital.

• It is in southeastern Iraq, close to the Iran–Iraq and Iraq–Kuwait borders.

Simple mental map

If you imagine Iraq as a rough rectangle:

1. Baghdad is more toward the center-north.

2. Go southeast, down toward the Gulf and toward Kuwait/Iran.
3. That corner by the Shatt al-Arab river and near the sea—that’s where Basra is.

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