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	(Information last updated 01 Sep 2020)

Umm Qasr is one of the most important port cities in Southern Iraq, on the Shatt al-Arab waterway.

Understand

Cranes at Umm Qasr await cargo.

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.

Get in

• Umm Qasr Seaport

Get around

See

Do

• Umm Qasr Sports Club

Buy

• Umm Qasr Market

Eat

• Tourist Port Restaurant

Drink

Sleep

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