Basra

The , the first mosque in Islam outside the Arabian peninsula.

old mosque of Basra

Sinbad Island is located in the centre of Shatt Al-Arab, near the Miinaalmakl, and extends above the bridge Khaled and is a tourist landmark.

The Muhhmad Baquir Al-Sadr Bridge, at the union of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, was completed in 2017.

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Sayab's House Ruins is the site of the most famous home of the poet . There is also a statue of Sayab, one of the statues in Basra done by the artist and sculptor nada' Kadhum, located on al-Basrah Corniche; it was unveiled in 1972.

Badr Shakir al-Sayyab

is the largest sport city in the Middle East, located on the Shatt al-Basra.

Basra Sports City

Palm tree forests are largely located on the shores of shatt-al Arab waterway, especially in the nearby village of .

Abu Al-Khasib

Corniche al-Basra is a street which runs on the shore of the Shatt al-Arab; it goes from the Lion of Babylon Square to the Four Palaces.

Basra International Hotel (formally known as Basra Sheraton Hotel) is located on the Corniche street. The only five star hotel in the city, it is notable for its style exterior design. The hotel was heavily looted during the Iraq War, and it has been renovated recently.

Shanasheel

Sayyed Ali al-Musawi Mosque, also known as the Mosque of the Children of Amer, is located in the city centre, on Al-Gazear Street, and it was built for Shia Imami's leader Sayyed Ali al-Moussawi, whose followers lived in Iraq and neighbouring countries.

The Fun City of Basra, which is now called Basra Land, is one of the oldest theme-park entertainment cities in the south of the country, and the largest involving a large number of games giants. It was damaged during the war, and has been rebuilt.

Akhora Park is one of the city's older parks. It is located on al-Basra Street.

There are four formal presidential palaces in Basra.

The Latin Church is located on the 14th of July Street.

Indian Market (Amogaiz) is one of the main bazaars in the city. It is called the Indian Market, since it had Indian vendors working there at the beginning of the last century.

Hanna-Sheikh Bazaar is an old market; it was established by the powerful and famous Hanna-Sheikh family.

known as Rabia of Basra, early Muslim mystic

Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya

a medieval mathematician, astronomer, and physicist.

Ibn al-Haytham

poet from Basra

Saadi Youssef

English cricketer, 1981 born in Basra

Sean Polley

female activist

Reham Yacoub

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In 's Zadig "Bassora" is the site of an international market where the hero meets representatives of all the world religions and concludes that "the world is one large family which meets at Bassora."

Voltaire

The city of Basra has a major role in 's 1933 future history "The Shape of Things to Come," where the "Modern State" is at the centre of a world state emerging after a collapse of civilization, and becomes in effect the capital of the world.

H. G. Wells

In the 1940 film , Ahmad and Abu flee to the city from Bagdad. Ahmad falls in love with the sultan's beautiful daughter, who is also desired by his enemy, and former Grand Vizier, Jaffar.

The Thief of Bagdad

In "Operation Motherland," the second book in the post-apocalyptic "Afterblight Chronicles," the character Lee Keegan crash lands his plane in the streets of Basra during the opening chapter.

Scott K. Andrews'

List of largest cities of Iraq

Afro Iraqis

Basra International Airport

Dua Kumayl

Basra reed warbler

University of Basrah

Umm Qasr Port

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Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit

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Iraq Image – Basra Satellite Observation

2003 Basra map (NIMA)

Boomtown Basra

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