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Basra
Capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq.
In and around Basra
Map
Weather by season
- Dec–Feb21° / 9°75 mm(a good time to go)
- Mar–May34° / 19°
- Jun–Aug47° / 29°
- Sep–Nov36° / 20°
Average high / low (°C) and rain per season. Highlighted: the best months to go. Basrah station, 2014–2025 monthly records · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).
About Basra
Basra or Basrah is a port city in southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq border, the city is situated along the banks of the Shatt al-Arab that empties into the Persian Gulf.
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Full Basra travel guide
Getting around, food, where to stay
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- Basrah Museum: PersianDutchNetwork · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
