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IRAQ Old Tuck's Postcard BASRA Supply Transport Depot, Native Boats Harbour Quay

Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons Collo-Photo Postcard for A. Kerim Basra Persian Gulf
Faults: Crease at lower right, wear and marks
Background: Basra (also spelled Başrah or Basara; historically sometimes written Busra, Busrah, and the early form Bassorah; Arabic: البصرة, Al-Basrah) is the second largest city of Iraq with an estimated population of c. 2,600,000 (2003). It is the country's main port. Basra is the capital of the Basra Governorate. The city is located along the Shatt al-Arab (Arvandrood) waterway near the Persian Gulf. Basra is 55 km from the Persian Gulf and 545 km from Baghdad, Iraq's capital and largest city.

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