Basra
Iraqi Gulf city
Basra is a city in southeastern Iraq, the country's main port and second-largest city.
Located on the Shatt al-Arab waterway near the Persian Gulf, it has historically been a center of trade and oil production.
The city saw significant conflict during the Iran-Iraq War and the 2003 Iraq War: British forces secured Basra in the early days of the invasion.
Tigris-Euphrates river region
- date palmsTrees yielding sticky-sweet drupes
- oil fieldsAreas yielding crude petroleum
- marshesWaterlogged land with grasses
- ArabicSemitic language family member
Tigris · Euphrates · Baghdad · Shia Islam · Gulf War · waterways · wetlands · petroleum
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
cargo · freight · maritime · waterfront · seaport · terminal · vessel · anchorage
Very old indeed
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- SumerianEarliest known civilization
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
bazaar · mosque · minaret · caravanserai · Sinbad · Arabian Nights · scholars · manuscripts
Iraqi city on Tigris
- governorateGovernor-led administrative region
- provinceRegional administrative district
- neighboringSituated beside another
- KuwaitArabian Peninsula emirate
Harvesting oysters for gems
- oyster bedsShellfish cultivation zones
- natural pearlsGems formed without cultivation
- diversVarious, of multiple kinds
- harvestGathering mature crops
traditional · nacre · luster · merchants · trade · gemstone · jewelry · marine
Mesopotamia
Tigris-Euphrates river region
- date palmsTrees yielding sticky-sweet drupes
- oil fieldsAreas yielding crude petroleum
- marshesWaterlogged land with grasses
Arabic · Tigris · Euphrates · Baghdad · Shia Islam · Gulf War · waterways · wetlands · petroleum · refinery
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
shipping · cargo · freight · maritime · waterfront · seaport · terminal · vessel · anchorage · Persian Gulf
ancient
Very old indeed
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- SumerianEarliest known civilization
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
conquest · bazaar · mosque · minaret · caravanserai · Sinbad · Arabian Nights · scholars · manuscripts · trade routes
Mosul
Iraqi city on Tigris
- governorateGovernor-led administrative region
- provinceRegional administrative district
- neighboringSituated beside another
pearl diving
Harvesting oysters for gems
- oyster bedsShellfish cultivation zones
- natural pearlsGems formed without cultivation
- diversVarious, of multiple kinds
harvest · traditional · nacre · luster · merchants · trade · gemstone · jewelry · marine · prized
- GovernoratesCairo, Giza, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Arabian NightsAladdin, Scheherazade, Ali Baba, Arabian Nights, Sinbad
- Historic PortsVenice, Genoa, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Marseille
- river citiesAmsterdam, Paris, London, Cairo, Vienna
- seaportsseaport, docks, Shanghai, Singapore, container port