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BASRAH

Basra · IRAQ (IQ) · 30.51°N / 47.78°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 99,532

Basrah is a city in Iraq with a population of 1,326,564. It sits at 30.51/47.78, runs on Asia/Baghdad, is 3 km from Al Başrah al Qadīmah.

Population 1,326,564
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Asia/Baghdad

All facts

fields
Country
Iraq
Subdivision
Basra
Coords
30.51°N / 47.78°E
UTC offset
+3
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km
E Al Başrah al Qadīmah Basra 2,015,483 3.4 km
N Al Hārithah Basra 92,395 8.7 km
SW Az Zubayr Basra 122,676 15.0 km
E Abī al Khaşīb Basra 0 20.2 km
E Nāḩiyat ‘Atbah Basra 0 22.7 km
E Khorramshahr Khuzestan 330,606 39.5 km

Air access

nearby

Universities

linked

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Basrah?
1,326,564 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Basrah in?
Asia/Baghdad.
Which country is Basrah in?
Iraq (IQ).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/99532

{
  "data": {
    "id": 99532,
    "name": "Basrah",
    "ascii_name": "Basrah",
    "country_code": "IQ",
    "population": 1326564,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Baghdad",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 30.50852,
    "longitude": 47.7804
  }
}
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