Basra, Iraq

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Basra_International_Airport
gptkbp:areaCode 40
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Basra_Governorate
gptkbp:climate hot desert climate
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:distanceFromBaghdad approximately 545 km southeast
gptkbp:elevation 5 m
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Arabs
gptkb:Persians
gptkbp:founded 636 CE
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early Islamic city
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Umm_Qasr_Port
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Basra, Iraq
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:oil
gptkb:port
date palms
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Basra_Governorate
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Shatt_al-Arab
gptkbp:mayor Abbas al-Saadi (as of 2023)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Basra_(2003)
gptkb:Basra_prison_incident_(2005)
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Basra_Corniche
gptkb:Basra_Museum
gptkb:Basra_Sports_City
gptkb:Al-Fayhaa_Stadium
gptkb:Al-Maqal_Port
gptkb:Ashar_Creek
gptkb:Basra_International_Hotel
gptkb:Corniche_al-Basra
gptkb:Grand_Mosque_of_Basra
gptkb:Sayab's_House
gptkb:Shatt_al-Arab_Hotel
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Al-Hasan_al-Basri
gptkb:Rabia_Basri
gptkbp:population approximately 1.3 million (2021)
gptkbp:postalCode 61001
gptkbp:region southern Iraq
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:river gptkb:Shatt_al-Arab
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Al-Mina'a_SC
gptkb:Naft_Al-Basra_SC
gptkbp:timezone Arabian Standard Time (UTC+3)
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Baku,_Azerbaijan
gptkb:Houston,_United_States
gptkb:Saint_Petersburg,_Russia
gptkbp:university gptkb:University_of_Basrah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Telic
gptkb:Badr_Shakir_al-Sayyab
gptkb:Ibn_al-Muqaffa'
gptkb:Mulla_Sadra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5