| Umm Qasr Port | |
|---|---|
 Cranes at Umm Qasr await cargo | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Location | Umm Qasr, Basra, Iraq |
| Coordinates | 30°03′12″N 47°56′15″E / 30.05335°N 47.93756°E |
| UN/LOCODE | IQUQR[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1967 [2] |
| Owned by | Iraqi Government |
Umm Qasr Port is Iraq's only deep water port, part of the city of Umm Qasr.
Iraq's second biggest port in scale of size and goods shipped, ranking behind the port of Basra, it is strategically important, located on the western edge of the al-Faw peninsula, where the mouth of the Shatt al Arab waterway enters the Persian Gulf. It is separated from the border of Kuwait by a small inlet. Prior to the Persian Gulf War, traffic between Kuwait and Iraq flowed over a bridge. The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road.[3][4]
- ^ "UNLOCODE (IQ) - IRAQ". service.unece.org. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Ports of the World 1969, p. 697. Shipping World Ltd
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