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Basra Governorate, Iraqi
Regional Level Types
Basra GovernorateProvince
IraqCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Basrah2,600,000 (2015)
Al Başrah al Qadīmah2,015,483 (2016)
Az Zubayr122,676 (2016)
Umm Qaşr107,620 (2016)
Al Fāw104,569 (2016)
Al Hārithah92,395 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
145470
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145470:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Al-Basrah province
Other Languages:
Arabic:
محافظة البصرة, العراق
French:
Al-Basra, Irak
German:
Basra, Irak
Italian:
governatorato di Bassora, Iraq
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Besre, Iraq
Russian:
Басра, Ирак
Simplified Chinese:
巴士拉省, 伊拉克
Spanish:
Gobernación de Basora, Irak
Aramaic:
ܒܨܪܐ, ܥܝܪܐܩ
Azeri:
Bəsrə, İraq
Basque:
Basorako probintzia, Irak
Belarusian:
Басра, Ірак
Bengali:
বাসরাহ প্রদেশ, ইরাক
Bulgarian:
Басра, Ирак
Catalan:
Governació de Basra, Iraq
Cebuano:
Muḩāfaz̧at al Başrah, Iraq
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای بەسرە, عێراق
Czech:
Basra, Irák
Danish:
Al Basrah, Irak
Dutch:
Basra, Irak
Egyptian Arabic:
البصره, العراق
Esperanto:
Gubernio Basra, Irako
Estonian:
Basra kubernerkond, Iraak
Farsi/Persian:
استان بصره, عراق
Finnish:
Basra, Irak
Georgian:
ბასრის მუჰაფაზა, ერაყი
Greek:
Μπάσρα Γκοβερνοράτε, Ιράκ
Gujarati:
બસરા ગવર્નોરેટ, ઈરાક
Hebrew:
בצרה , עיראק
Hindi:
बसरा प्रान्त, इराक़
Hungarian:
Baszra kormányzóság, Irak
Indonesian:
Kegubernuran Basra, Irak
Japanese:
バスラ県, イラク
Kannada:
ಬಸ್ರಾ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಇರಾಕ್
Korean:
바스라주, 이라크
Latvian:
Basra, Irāka
Lithuanian:
Basra, Irakas
Macedonian:
Басра, Ирак
Malay:
Pentadbiran Basrah, Iraq
Marathi:
बसरा गव्हर्नोरेट, इराक
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Basra Séng, Iraq
Norwegian:
Basra, Irak
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Basra guvernement, Irak
Polish:
Basra, Irak
Portuguese:
Baçorá, Iraque
Romanian:
Al-Basra, Irak
Scots:
Basra Province, Iraq
Sinhalese:
බස්රා ගවනොරෙට්, ඉරාක ජනරජය
Slovak:
Al-Basra, Irak
South Azerbaijani:
بصره اوستانی, عراق
Swedish:
Basra, Irak
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Басра, Ироқ
Tamil:
பாஸ்ரா மாகாணம், ஈராக்கு
Telugu:
బస్రా గవర్నరేట్, ఇరాక్
Thai:
เขตผู้ว่าการบัสรา, ประเทศอิรัก
Traditional Chinese:
巴斯拉省, 伊拉克
Turkish:
Basra , Irak
Ukrainian:
Басра, Ірак
Urdu:
محافظہ بصرہ, عراق
Vietnamese:
Tỉnh Basra, Iraq
Welsh:
Basra, Irac
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ بصرہ, عراق


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences167
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed105 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mauddud Limestone16799.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Salpingoporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Salpingoporella105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Lithophyllum
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Lithothamnion
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Lithothamnion99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acicularia
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Acicularia105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Griphoporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Triploporellaceae : Griphoporella105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Neomeris
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Neomeris105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Permocalculus
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Gymnocodiaceae : Permocalculus105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Marinella
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Rhodogorgonales : Elianellaceae : Marinella105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Lithocodium
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : Lithocodium105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Boueina
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Chlorophyceae : Boueina105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Arabicodium
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : Arabicodium105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basra_Governorate
Wikidata ID:Q193551
GeoNames ID:89341

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