Abu Al-Khaseeb
Place in Basra, Iraq
Abu Al-Khaseeb أبو الخصيب | |
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30°26′28″N 47°58′21″E / 30.44111°N 47.97250°E / 30.44111; 47.97250 | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Basra |
District | Abu Al-Khaseeb |
Date of establishment | 1873 |
Population (2012)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 240,300 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Area code | 01 |
Abu Al-Khaseeb (sometimes spelled Abu Al-Khasib) is a town in Abu Al-Khaseeb District, Basra Governorate, southern Iraq. Its name means "The rich area - agricultural", referring to the fertile Shatt Al-Arab river. It is an agricultural town, well known for its date palm farms on the river. Its population is predominantly Shia Arab.[1] Abu Al-Khaseeb has long been a traditional center for boat-building of the mashoof canoes that are widely used by the Marsh Arabs.[2]
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Districts of Iraq and their capitals
- al-Chibayish District (Al-Chibayish)
- Nasiriyah District (Nasiriyah)
- al-Rifa'i District (Al-Rifa'i)
- al-Shatrah District (Al-Shatrah)
- Suq al-Shuyukh District (Suq Al-Shoyokh)
- Byara District (Byara)
- Halabja District (Halabja)
- Khurmal District (Khurmal)
- Sirwan District (Sirwan)
- Daquq District (Daquq)
- Dibis District (Dibis)
- Hawija District (Hawija)
- Kirkuk District (Kirkuk)
- Ali Al-Gharbi District (Ali Al-Gharbi)
- Amara District (Amarah)
- al-Kahla District (Al-Kahla)
- al-Maimouna District (Al-Maimouna)
- al-Mejar Al-Kabi District (Al-Mejar Al-Kabi)
- Qal'at Saleh District (Qal'at Saleh)
- al-Khidhir District (Al-Khidhir)
- al-Rumaitha District (Al-Rumaitha)
- al-Salman District (Al-Salman)
- al-Samawa District (Samawah)
- Kufa District (Kufa)
- al-Manathera District (Al-Manathera)
- al-Meshkhab District (Al-Meshkhab)
- Najaf District (Najaf)
- Afak District (Afak)
- Diwaniya District (Al Diwaniyah)
- Hamza District (Hamza)
- al-Shamiya District (Al-Shamiya )
- Chamchamal District (Chamchamal)
- Darbandikhan District (Darbandikhan)
- Dokan District (Dokan)
- Kalar District (Kalar)
- Kifri District (Kifri)
- Mawat District (Mawat)
- Penjwen District (Penjwen)
- Pshdar District (Qaladiza)
- Qaradagh District (Qaradagh)
- Ranya District (Ranya)
- Saidsadiq District (Said Sadiq)
- Sharazoor District (Zarayan)
- Sharbazher District (Sharbazher)
- Sulaymaniyah District (Sulaymaniyah)
- Al-Aziziyah District (Al-Aziziyah)
- Badra District (Badra)
- al-Hai District (Al-Hay)
- Kut District (Kut)
- al-Nu'maniya District (Al-Nu'maniya)
- al-Suwaira District (Al-Suwaira)
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