A trip to Old Basra

is a city in southern Iraq located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018 Basra is also Iraq’s main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr. However, there is ongoing construction of Grand Faw Port on the coast of Basra, which is considered a national project for Iraq and will become one of the largest ports in the world and the largest in the Middle East

Villagers in the Market Place. A Traditional House in Basra in the Foreground

Al Zubayr

is a city in and the capital of Al-Zubair District, part of the Basra Governorate of Iraq. The city is just south of Basra. The name can also refer to the old Emirate of Zubair

The Minaret, Zubair , Old Basra

The Port, Basrah

A Man with His Donkeys Loaded with Bundles in Front of the Al-Zubayr City Walls

Vicinity of Basra (Iraq) boats on river or canal

views of Zubayr ibn Awam Tomb

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