How far is Basrah from the sea?
Basrah is inland, 57 km (35 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
To the coast
57 km
35 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
24 km
with Iran
Setting
Inland
511th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
BasrahNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the sea?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Basrah at a glance
- Coordinates
- 30.5085° N, 47.7804° E
- Region
- Al-Basrah, Iraq
- Distance to the coast
- 57 km (35 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 30.0179° N, 47.9533° E
- Nearest land border
- 24 km (15 miles), with Iran
- Among Iraq's cities
- 6th farthest from the sea of the 6 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Basrah from the sea?
Basrah is inland, 57 km (35 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 57 km (35 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Basrah from the nearest border?
Basrah is 24 km (15 miles) from the nearest land border, with Iran, in a straight line.
Where in Basrah is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (30.5085° N, 47.7804° E). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.