Abu Al-Khaseeb District | |
Native Name: | قضاء أبي الخصيب |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorates |
Subdivision Name1: | Basra Governorate |
Seat: | Abu Al-Khaseeb |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 223,675 |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 30.25°N 48.1°W |
Abu Al-Khaseeb District 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]