Umm Qasr

Umm Qasr
أم قصر
Um-qasir, Um-qasser
Cranes at Umm Qasr await cargo.
Cranes at Umm Qasr await cargo.
Etymology: Mother of a Palace
Umm Qasr is located in Iraq
Umm Qasr
Umm Qasr
Umm Qasr is located in Persian Gulf
Umm Qasr
Umm Qasr
Coordinates: 30°02′03″N 47°55′46″E / 30.03417°N 47.92944°E / 30.03417; 47.92944
Country Iraq
GovernorateBasra
DistrictAl-Zubair District
Extant as village1903
Port constructed1958
Elevation
9 m (32 ft)
Population
 (2003)[2][3]
 • Total107,620[1]
Time zoneUTC+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.

  1. ^ Population of the city Umm Qasr
  2. ^ Dilip Hiro. The Essential Middle East: A Comprehensive Guide. Carroll & Graf (2003), p. 166. ISBN 0-7867-1269-4.
  3. ^ Action Dominic Nutt, Churches Together International (ACT). Lack of security hampers aid efforts. April 16, 2003.