Learn about the most important cultural and archaeological monuments in Iraq – Basra Govern orate

The meeting point of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers :This river, Shatt al-Arab, is formed from the meeting of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which is located in southeastern Iraq in the city of Qurna, north of Basra. It flows to the south, It is (120 miles) long 193(km), it passes through the port of Basra, Its width ranges from about (120) feet (37) meters. It narrows towards its end in the Gulf with 0.5 mile/ 0.8 km, Along its shores are palm trees farms, which are naturally irrigated by tidal waves.