BASRA CITY

The city is located along the Shatt al-Arab waterway near the Arab Gulf, 55 kilometers (34 mi) from the Arab Gulf and 545 kilometers (339 mi) from Baghdad, Iraq's capital and largest city.

 

The area surrounding Basra has substantial large petroleum resources and many oil wells. The city also has an international airport, which recently began restored service into Baghdad with Iraqi Airways—the nation's flag airline. Adding that Amman and Dubai international airports have weekly trips among a lot of airlines involved.

 

Basra is in a fertile agricultural region, with major products including rice, maize corn, barley, pearl millet, wheat, dates, and livestock. Iraq has the world's 4th largest oil reserves estimated to be more 115 billion barrels, most of it from Basra. 80% of Basra's oil bearing fields is unexplored.