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Abu Al-Khaseeb District

Abu Al-Khaseeb District
قضاء أبي الخصيب
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Coordinates: 30°15′0″N 48°6′0″E / 30.25000°N 48.10000°E / 30.25000; 48.10000
Country Iraq
GovernoratesBasra Governorate
SeatAbu Al-Khaseeb
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
223,675
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Abu Al-Khaseeb District (Arabic: قضاء أبي الخصيب) is a district of the Basra Governorate, Iraq. Its seat is the town of Abu Al-Khaseeb. It got its name from Abu al-Khasib canal, which was excavated by and named after a client of the 8th-century Abbasid caliph, Abu al-Khaṣīb Marzuq.[1]

References

  1. ^ Khudayyir, Muhammad (2020-05-05). Basrayatha: The Story of a City. Verso Books. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-78960-381-1.
Districts of Basra Governorate, Abu Al-Khaseeb in the southeast
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