24 Facts About Basra

Basra is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab.

Basra is Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr.

Why Basra was chosen as a site for the new city remains unclear.

Nevertheless, Basra overcame these natural disadvantages and rapidly grew into the second-largest city in Iraq, if not the entire Islamic world.

Finally, in the late 900s, the city of Basra was entirely relocated, with the old site being abandoned and a new one developing on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab, where it has remained ever since.

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However, Basra did support the rebellion of Yazid ibn al-Muhallab against Yazid II during the 720s.

Basra was the first Seljuk ruler to style himself Sultan and Protector of the Abbasid Caliphate.

The Al-Mughamis' control of Basra had become nominal by 1436; de facto control of Basra from 1436 to 1508 was in the hands of the Moshasha.

Basra was, for a long time, a flourishing commercial and cultural center.

On 25 January 1999, Basra was the scene of scores of civilian casualties when a missile fired by a US warplane was dropped in a civilian area.

In March through to May 2003, the outskirts of Basra were the scene of some of the heaviest fighting in the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003.

Political groups centered in Basra were reported to have close links with political parties already in power in the Iraqi government, despite opposition from Iraqi Sunnis and the Kurds.

Basra was outspoken against the targeting of women by the militias.

Basra was scheduled to host the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup tournament in Basra Sports City, a newly built multi-use sports complex.

Basra is located on the Shatt-Al-Arab waterway, downstream of which is the Persian Gulf.

The Shatt-Al-Arab and Basra waterways define the eastern and western borders of Basra, respectively.

Basra has a hot desert climate, like the rest of the surrounding region, though it receives slightly more precipitation than inland locations due to its location near the coast.

City of Basra was once well known for its agriculture, but that has since altered due to rising temperatures, increased water salinity, and the desertification.

The tribes located in Basra include Bani Malik, Al-shwelat, Suwa'id, Al-bo Mohammed, Al-Badr, Al-Ubadi, Ruba'ah Sayyid tribes and other Marsh Arabs tribes.

Basra is a major Shia city, with the old Akhbari Shiism progressively being overwhelmed by the Usuli Shiism.

The satellite town of Az Zubayr in the direction of Kuwait was a Sunni majority town, but the burgeoning population of Basra has spilled over into Zubair, turning it into an extension of Basra with a slight Shia majority as well.

Substantial economic activity in Basra is centred around the petrochemical industry, which includes the Southern Fertilizer Company and The State Company for Petrochemical Industries.

Basra is in a fertile agricultural region, with major products including rice, maize corn, barley, pearl millet, wheat, dates, and livestock.

Basra was known in the 1960s for its sugar market, a fact that figured heavily in the English contract law remoteness of damages case The Heron II [1969] 1 AC 350.