Al-Qurnah

al-Qurnah Al Qurna, Qurnah, Qurna (English: Corner)
—  Village  —
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Coordinates: 31°0′57″N 47°25′50″E / 31.01583°N 47.43056°E / 31.01583; 47.43056Coordinates: 31°0′57″N 47°25′50″E / 31.01583°N 47.43056°E / 31.01583; 47.43056
Country	Iraq
Governorate muhafazat (Arabic: محافظة‎)	Basra Governorate (Arabic: البصرة‎)
Elevation[1]	16 ft (4 m)
Population (2004)[1]
• Total	13,237 in 7 km radius
	Approximate figures
Time zone	GMT +3 (UTC+3)
• Summer (DST)	+4 (UTC)

Al-Qurnah (Qurna) is a small village in southern Iraq about 74 km northwest of Basra, within the town of Nahairat.^[2] Qurna (Arabic for corner) is located at the point where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers join to form the Shatt al-Arab.^[2]

Current conditions

There is the small Qurna Tourist Hotel built during Saddam Hussein's reign in order to encourage tourism for the region, however it is most likely not in use now.^[3] As of the start of the Iraq War in 2003, conditions at the site were reportedly woeful.^[4] Cracked pavement and bullet holes along with the poor condition of the tree itself made future tourism seem out of the question.^[5] However, photographic evidence seen below and a certain amount of western presence has made it a viable tourist destination once again.^[2]

See also

• List of places in Iraq
• Battle of Qurna (1915)
• Battle of Qurna (Iraq War)
• West Qurna Field

Gallery

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  Basra area map.

External links

• Iraq Image - Al-Qurnah Satellite Observation
• Page about ancient Mesopotamia with more info about Al-Qurnah
• The Capture of Qurna in 1914^{[dead link]} - about the Battle of Qurna
• Article concerning the poor conditions at the site
• GNS official page - United States Board on Geographic Names

References

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