A Principal
city in southeast Iraq, 97
km/60 mi from the Arab Gulf;
capital of Al Basrah
Governorate on the Shatt al
Arab waterway (the main
seaport of Iraq formed by
the confluence of the Tigris
and Euphrates rivers).It is
the terminal point for oil
pipelines. Al Basrah
has an international airport
and is connected by highways
to Baghdad and the neighbour
countries.Petroleum refining
is a major
industry.Petroleum products,
grains,wool, and dates are
the chief exports The city
location on map is:
Latitude: 30 degrees, 30
minutes north Longitude: 47
degrees, 47 minutes east. Basrah
retains a romantic aura ,it
is full of trees and gardens
.Its people, are the most
calm and lovely.The older
parts of Ashar are still
attractive. The covered
bazaars have character and
are worth wandering through.
They are quite extensive;
the shops are well-stocked;
they smell of spice and
herbs and coffee. There are
some modern hotels in Basrah,
12 hospitals and one
university
next five days
Important telephone numbers:
Ambulance
122 , police 115 , security
130 ...
Communications
Mobile Telephone options
:pre-paid sim MTC-Zain
, Asiacell
Internet is widely
distributed in Basrah with a
wide variety of options (
Etesaluna, Umnia, Wireless
supply .....
Electricity in Basrah
In Basrah : Electricity is
provided at 220 V/ 50HZ AC different
porg sokets available
Currency :
The
iraqi currency is the Iraqi Dinar ,
Currency exchange are available in banks,
hotels, exchange offices . 1 $=1180
ID , Uro=1650 ID
Travel requirement:
Passport
and visa are required. so deligates should
send a copy of their passport for visa
Transport : Internal transport is easy
and there are many facilities .
You may enjoy Basrah city and it's nices
places as there are prgramms arranged for
tourism by the social committee
The web site is organized and maintained by the
support group
Dr.Jasim Muhammed Salman
and
Dr.Nazar Samir Haddad
Our
appreciation to engineer Wissam Kareem Al-Azawi, the manager of
Link4iraq
for his kind support and adoption of our web site
