Visual contextCity context: the Shatt al-Arab near Basra. The photograph situates the heritage record in Basra’s river landscape; it is not the exact site.Aziz1005 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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DESTINATION DOSSIER
The documented Jewish cemetery of Basra, preserving the burial memory of a community that played a major role in the city’s modern history.
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
CATEGORYCemetery
REGIONBasra
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GEOPOSITION
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