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The port city of Basrah, Iraq, pictured at night
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iss073e0134545 (May 22, 2025) --- The port city of Basrah, Iraq, with a population of about 1.49 million near the Persian Gulf and split by the Shatt Al Arab river, is pictured at approximately 10:42 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the Middle East.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineThe port city of Basrah, Iraq, pictured at night. NASA/JSC, 2025-05-22. Public domain. ID: iss073e0134545.
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