Basra, Iraq's second largest city and predominantly Shia, is located in the far southeast near where the Shatt of Arabia meets the Persian Gulf. Petrochemical industry and shipping are the most important components of the economy. Part of the city has canals and ornate balconies, suggesting comparisons to Venice, but Basra is in worse repair though interesting in its own right.
"Ottoman balconies" are common in what used to be the Ottoman Empire, because they shield women from public view and extend the living area out above the street.
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