Abu Al-Khaseeb
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Abu Al-Khaseeb
أبو الخصيب | |
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Coordinates: 30°26′28″N 47°58′21″E / 30.44111°N 47.97250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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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References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Kubba, Sam (2011). The Iraqi Marshlands and the Marsh Arabs: The Ma'dan, Their Culture and the Environment. Trans Pacific Press. p. 68. ISBN 9780863723339.