It is Iraq's second largest city after the capital, Baghdad. It Basra province or its banner and away from Baghdad, 450 km to the south. And Basra, Iraq's main port on the northern tip of the Shatt al-Arab, meeting place of the Tigris, and the Euphrates, and leading to the Arabian Gulf.
One of the most important agricultural, commercial and industrial centers. And around the palm groves of trees, estimated in the millions. Basra and the most important industries of iron and steel industry, and extraction of oil and filtered, and where a lot of fertilizer and paper production plants, the production of iron pipes, aluminum cans and other industries. The internal airport, and the University of scientific and many schools and institutes.
There is an Arab and called on each command is not important: (albeit ruined Basra).
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Iraq