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Basra province, or Al Basrah province, is a province in the nation of Iraq. Its capital is Basra, the largest city of southern Iraq.
The province has international borders with Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east.
Basra province has an area of 19,070 km², with an estimated population of about 1,500,000 people in 2000.
| Provinces of Iraq | |
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| Al Anbar | Arbil | Babil | Baghdad | Al Basrah | Dahuk | Dhi Qar | Diyala | Al Karbala | Maysan | An Najaf | Ninawa | Al Muthanna | Al Qadisyah | At Ta'mim | Salah ad Din | As Sulaymaniyah | Wasit | |