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Basrah

Iraq

Watercolour of Basrah, Iraq. Basra along the mighty Shatt al-Arab waterway, the historic southern maritime port of Iraq, with Basra Corniche and Shatt.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Basra Corniche; Shatt; Basra Sports City; Ashar Canal; Mesopotamian; Mesopotamian
Viewpoint
Favor an elevated viewpoint along or across the Shatt al-Arab looking north toward the Corniche and the bridge, showing river reflections and wooden bellum boats in the foreground, the sweeping Corniche promenade and bridge span in the middle-ground, and the endless sea of green date palms fading into the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick date palm canopies lining both banks of the Shatt al-Arab, river reeds, and Corniche gardens.
Guarded against
Not Baghdad, Mosul, or Erbil
Population1,326,564
Coordinates30.51°N, 47.78°E
Elevation5 m
Area181 km²
Time zoneAsia/BaghdadUTC+3
Solar noon11:49clock runs 0.2 h behind the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Basrah and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands — 640 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

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Kuwait CityKW128 km
KarbalaIQ427 km
IsfahanIR439 km
Sadr CityIQ448 km
BaghdadIQ448 km
ShirazIR468 km
DammamSA507 km

Twinned cities

2 of 4 twinned cities are in this atlas. See the full network →

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