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Umm Qasr
أم قصر Um-qasir, Um-qasser | |
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 Cranes at Umm Qasr await cargo. | |
| Etymology: Mother of a Palace | |
  Umm Qasr  Umm Qasr | |
| Coordinates: 30°02′03″N 47°55′46″E / 30.03417°N 47.92944°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Basra |
| District | Al-Zubair District |
| Extant as village | 1903 |
| Port constructed | 1958 |
| Elevation | 9 m (32 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 107,620[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4 |
Umm Qasr (Arabic: أم قصر, also transliterated as Um-qasir, Um-qasser, Um Qasr. Kurdish:ئومقەسڕ , Ûmqêsir) is a port city in southern Iraq. It stands on the canalised Khawr az-Zubayr, part of the Khawr Abd Allah estuary which leads to the Persian Gulf. It is separated from the border of Kuwait by a small inlet. A bridge across the waterway linked the port with Kuwait prior to the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
- ^ Population of the city Umm Qasr
- ^ Dilip Hiro. The Essential Middle East: A Comprehensive Guide. Carroll & Graf (2003), p. 166. ISBN 0-7867-1269-4.
- ^ Action Dominic Nutt, Churches Together International (ACT). Lack of security hampers aid efforts. April 16, 2003.