What the records say
- When
- Nov 1915 – Aug 1920
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 32.00° N, 45.50° E
- Names
- Basra & Baghdad
- Region
- 4
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Basra
Port city in southern Iraq
Basra or Basrah is a port city in southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq border, the city is situated along the banks of the Shatt al-Arab that empties into the Persian Gulf.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation